Illustrated Feature Section

Eugene Gordon, in the April 1929 edition of the Saturday Evening Quill, praised IFS for its work of to replace traditionally upheld motifs of destitution and racial antagonism, in accord with the Harlem Renaissance. He credited George Schuyler's "Instructions for Contributors" for the quality of IFS fiction. He appreciated how these rules contributed to a decentering of Black fiction from Harlem and allowing Black people from around the country to see themselves represented in fiction. These instructions were criticized by Henry Louis Gates Jr., who claimed they were incompatible with the oral form of African-American storytelling. == Controversy ==

The Illustrated Feature Section was accused of filling Black newspapers with "sex and luck advertisements" by the Chicago Whip in the Spring of 1929. The insert was also criticized for because it was owned by white people rather than the community that it served. These issues came to a head when the Pittsburgh Courier ended its relationship with IFS. ==References==