Calling the Wind: Twentieth Century African-American Short StoriesClarence Major An anthology of twentieth-century African-American short stories written by Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, and more than fifty others, with biographical notes. |
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Page 174
... waiting to be dragged to the light , as , on some unlucky high noon , they always are . But secrets shrouded in the glare of candor are bound to defeat even the most determined and agile inspector , for the light is always . changing ...
... waiting to be dragged to the light , as , on some unlucky high noon , they always are . But secrets shrouded in the glare of candor are bound to defeat even the most determined and agile inspector , for the light is always . changing ...
Page 256
... waiting room reached her ears . She could hear Aunt Mabel crying , louder and louder . The voices seemed to reach out and carry her with them . The bus - the bus must have come . Quickly she shut her purse and ran back toward the waiting ...
... waiting room reached her ears . She could hear Aunt Mabel crying , louder and louder . The voices seemed to reach out and carry her with them . The bus - the bus must have come . Quickly she shut her purse and ran back toward the waiting ...
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... waiting to hear the glass go to shattering . " I liked talking with Mr. Cleveland in his office . He asked me to call him Wayne , which I would only do every once in a while . It never felt right . I mean , the brother was straight out ...
... waiting to hear the glass go to shattering . " I liked talking with Mr. Cleveland in his office . He asked me to call him Wayne , which I would only do every once in a while . It never felt right . I mean , the brother was straight out ...
Contents
Paul Laurence Dunbar The Ingrate 1900 | 12 |
Jean Toomer Esther 1923 | 25 |
Claude McKay Truant 1932 | 39 |
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