The blacker the berry : a novel of negro life by Wallace Thurman
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The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life (1929) is a novel by American author Wallace Thurman that tells the story of Emma Lou Morgan, a young black woman with dark skin. It begins in Boise, Idaho and follows Emma Lou in her journey to college at USC and a move to Harlem, New York City for work. Set during the Harlem Renaissance, the novel explores Emma Lou's experiences with colorism,
discrimination by lighter-skinned African Americans due to her dark skin. She learns to come to terms with her skin color in order to find satisfaction in her life. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Thurman, Wallace, 1902-1934 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 29003978 |
| Title | The blacker the berry : a novel of negro life |
| Original Publication | New York: The Macaulay Company, 1929. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blacker_the_Berry_(novel) |
| Credits | Sean (@parchmentglow), Paul Fatula and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Summary |
The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life (1929) is a novel by American author Wallace Thurman that tells the story of Emma Lou Morgan, a young black woman with dark skin. It begins in Boise, Idaho and follows Emma Lou in her journey to college at USC and a move to Harlem, New York City for work. Set during the Harlem Renaissance, the novel explores Emma Lou's experiences with colorism, discrimination by lighter-skinned African Americans due to her dark skin. She learns to come to terms with her skin color in order to find satisfaction in her life. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | African American women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78747 |
| Release Date | May 24, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 709 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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