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The Ways of White Folks

Stories

by Langston Hughes · 1990 · 272 pages

Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Phil Jackson

About This Book

A collection of fourteen short stories depicting the complex and often tragic interactions between Black and White Americans in the 1920s and 30s. The narratives explore racial tensions and power dynamics through a lens of sardonic realism and social critique. This work remains a foundational text of the Harlem Renaissance.

Genres

HistoryFiction & LiteratureSociety & Politics

Topics

CommunicationCritical ThinkingEmotional IntelligenceResilienceStorytelling

Book Details

Published

1990

Pages

272

Language

en

ISBN

9780679728177

Audiobook Available

6h 13m
Narrated by J. D. Jackson

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