The Blacker the Berry For nearly all peoples of

For nearly all peoples of the world

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these tales will delight children with their illogical yet strangely reasonable events

and historians of culture

The Blacker the Berry For nearly all peoples of"The tragedy of her life was that she was too black," declares the narrator at the start of this powerful novel of intraracial prejudice. Emma Lou Morgan lives in a world of scorn and shame, not because her skin is black, but because it's too black. No one among her family, teachers, and friends has a word of consolation or hope for the despised and rejected girl. With nothing to lose, eighteen year old Emma Lou leaves her home in Idaho, seeking love