The Blacker the Berry
THE BLACKER
THE BERRY
A NOVEL OF
NEGRO LIFE
THE MACAULAY COMPANY
NEW YORKMCMXXIX
COPYRIGHT, 1929, BY THE MACAULAY COMPANY
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
Part I—Emma Lou—9
Part II—Harlem—75
Part III—Alva—111
Part IV—Rent Party—157
Part V—Pyrrhic Victory—217
TO MA JACK
The blacker the berry
The sweeter the juice . . .
—Negro folk saying
My color shrouds me in . . .
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