Harlem: People, Power and Politics 1900-1950

This book was originally published in 1943 with the title "New World A-Coming: Inside Black America." Roi Ottley won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Non-Fiction in 1944 for "New World A-Coming: Inside Black America."

An Excerpt from the review of the book in the New York Times, August 10, 1943
From Books of the Times
by John Chamberlain
THIS is a war for democracy," says the anti-Hitler white American. “Brother,” said the Negro, “I'm going to hold you to that.”
The Negro's tone is po...