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A collection of vivid and sharp short stories illustrating the sometimes amusing, but more frequently tragic encounters between Black and white individuals in America throughout the 1920s and 1930s.Langston Hughes, one of the most influential writers of the Harlem Reissance, is best known as a poet, but these stories demonstrate his ability as a dymic storyteller. His work incorporates elements of blues and jazz, as well as speaking and song, into a triumphant and entirely unique style.