About this book
The black middle class's quest for social equality in the early twentieth century and of the limited vocational choices confronting both black and white American women in that era. Set in Philadelphia some 60 years ago, the book traces the lives of Joanna Mitchell and Peter Bye, whose families must come to terms with an inheritance of prejudice and discrimination as they struggle for legitimacy and respect.
Subjects
FictionAfrican AmericansAfrican American womenAmerican literatureFiction, african american, generalFiction, family lifePhiladelphia (pa.), fictionFiction, african american & black, generalFiction, family life, generalFiction, generalPennsylvania, fictionAfrican americans, fictionSocial life and customsTriangles (Interpersonal relations)Race relationsHistoryNineteen twenties