Hubert Harrison

Activist

Birthday April 27, 1883

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Virgin Islands

DEATH DATE Dec 17, 1927 (44)

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About

Radical socialist activist and writer who was associated with the twentieth-century New Negro movement. He established the movement's primary publication, The Voice, and later edited The Negro World.

Before Fame

He was born in the West Indies, and he immigrated to the United States when he was seventeen years old.

Trivia

He was an organizer for the Socialist Party of America.

Family Life

He married Irene Louise Horton in 1909. The couple had five children.

Associated With

He was inspired by W.E.B. DuBois.