Black Coffee discussion

Time to nominate a classic for November!

Nominate any classic with AA, African continent, or African diaspora themes written before 1984.

One nomination per member please.

This thread will close on September 16th!

Their Eyes Were Watching God. I'm just gonna keep nominating this book 'til we read it, haha.

Anastasia wrote: "Their Eyes Were Watching God. I'm just gonna keep nominating this book 'til we read it, haha."

I like the way you think! :-D Good luck!

I am going to nominate The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt

I read Crow by Barbara Wright earlier this year. (Excellent YA book) and I think it would be great to read a novel written within a few years of the riots.

from wiki
This is a fictional account of the rise of the white supremacist movement, specifically as it contributed to what was originally referred to as the "race riots" that took place in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898. Critics argue over what would be a more proper term; some favor "massacre" while a North Carolina state commission ruled that it was a coup d'etat, the only overthrow of a legitimately elected government in United States history. Whites attacked and killed blacks in the city and overthrew the county government, establishing white supremacists in power

Londa wrote: "I am going to nominate The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt

I read Crow by Barbara Wright earlier this year. (Excellent YA..."

Oh my word, that's horrible. That'll definitely be an interesting book to read.

Dessa Rose by Sherley Anne Williams


In 1829 in Kentucky, a pregnant black woman helped lead an uprising of a group of slaves headed to the market for sale. She was sentenced to death, but her hanging was delayed until after the birth of her baby. In North Carolina in 1830, a white woman living on an isolated farm was reported to have given sanctuary to runaway slaves. In this classic novel of courage and redemption, acclaimed author Sherley Anne Williams asks the question: "What if these two women had met?"

These two strong women, one black, one white, form a forbidden and ambivalent alliance as a bold scheme is hatched to win freedom. Trust is slowly extended and cautiously accepted as the women unite and discover greater strength together than alone. Bound by fate but divided by prejudice, they explore and defy racial barriers in a moving story of courage, freedom, friendship, and love.

November Classics Poll

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

The Marrow of Tradition please

Jane,

You can click on the poll link above and vote now. The poll will be up until 9/24.

Make sure to vote on our HF poll too. Both are here

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Last day to vote!

A note to voters. Thankfully, all of the choices except for one are available as ebooks. You will have to get a print version of Maud Martha if it wins the poll.