Sinclair Lewis, Edward W. Bok, Eugene O'Neill were among the judges. Seven hundred Negroes were the contestants. The awards were the Amy Spingarn prizes for Art and Literature in a contest fathered by The Crisis. Last week in Manhattan the awards were made. The first prize winners:
For the best play, to Willis Richardson of Washington, D. C, for The Broken Banjo, a one-act play (produced after the awarding of the prizes).
For the best short story, to Dr. Rudolph Fisher of Washington, D. C., for High Yaller.
For the best essay, to...
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