Websites
Modern American Poetry
The University of Illinois' Modern American Poetry site features some fantastic information on McKay. Here you'll find a biography, some great analysis of his poetry (including "If We Must Die"), scholarly essays on the poet, and more.
Poets.org
McKay's biography and selected poems on the Academy of American Poets' website.
Harlem Shadows
A web version of the collection of poetry in which "If We Must Die" was first published.
The Red Summer of 1919
This PBS article provides some background on the 1919 race riots that inspired McKay to write "If We Must Die."
Audio
McKay reading "If We Must Die"
Great accent and reading.
Images
The Poet
McKay leaning against the wall, smiling back.
Young McKay
The poet as a young man.
Books
Home to Harlem
McKay's famous memoir.