Black no more

Name: Black no more
Author: George S. Schuyler
ISBN: 9781787365698

Author: George S. Schuyler
Series: African Library
Language: English
Length: 170 pages
ISBN: 9781787365698
Published: 20 January 2023
Imprint: Sovereign

African American
Race
Identity
Culture
Racism
Discrimination
Satire
Social commentary
Society
Passings

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Description

George S. Schuyler's novel Black No More is a satirical exploration of the implications of racial passing in early 20th century America. Through a combination of Americana, vernacular expression and satire, Schuyler offers an insightful critique on the social construct of race in the United States and its impact on individuals who sought to transcend their assigned racial identity.

Author

George S. Schuyler (1895–1977) was an African American journalist and satirist whose novel Black No More turns race into a science-fiction joke with a blade in it. Harlem Renaissance outsider and later conservative gadfly, he wrote with a reporter's bite. The book remains a startling American satire: what if colour could be switched off?

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