Birth Name: Claude McKay
Occupation: Poet
Place Of Birth: Clarendon Parish
Date Of Birth: September 15, 1889
Date Of Death: May 22, 1948
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Black
Nationality: Jamaican
Claude McKay was born on the 15th of September, 1889. He was famous for being a Poet. Jamaican-American poet and author associated with the Harlem Renaissance and known for such novels as Home to Harlem, Banana Bottom, and Banjo. His poetry collections include Songs of Jamaica and Constab Ballads.
Claude McKay was born in Clarendon Parish. He left his native Jamaica in 1912 to attend the Tuskegee Institute. He later transferred to Kansas State University. He was active in communist circles during the first two decades of the twentieth century.
Claude McKay was a Virgo and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Claude McKay was born in 1880s.
Claude McKay is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
Claude’s Claude McKay attended Tuskegee Institute (1912), Kansas State Teachers College (1912-14).
Family
Claude McKay’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Claude McKay’s parents.
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Personal Life
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Claude McKay was born in the Year of the Ox.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Claude McKay |
| NICKNAME: | Claude |
| RELIGION: | Roman Catholic |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Virgo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Claude McKay was a Virgo. People of this zodiac sign like animals, healthy food, nature, cleanliness, and dislike rudeness and asking for help. The strengths of this sign are being loyal, analytical, kind, hardworking, practical, while weaknesses can be shyness, overly critical of self and others, all work and no play. The greatest overall compatibility with Virgo is Pisces and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Claude McKay was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are persistent and straightforward. They have a strong faith and can be seen as stubborn in their old ways.
Ruling Planet: Claude McKay had a ruling planet of Mercury and has a ruling planet of Mercury and by astrological associations Wednesday is ruled by Mercury. In Astrology, Mercury is the planet that rules our mindset. People who are born with Mercury as the ruling planet have communication skills, intellect and cleverness.
Claude McKay’s birth sign is Virgo and he had a ruling planet of Mercury.
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