Harlem (Berkeley Signature Edition)

Description:

**Intruiging portrayal of a young light-skinned Black woman, who is determined to rise above her humble beginnings, and become a member of Harlem's Black Bourgeoisie. "Harlem" is a colorful and intricate depiction of Black life in the midst of the legendary Harlem Renaissance.**

subjects: African American women,  Fiction,  Harlem Renaissance,  beginnings,  bourgeoisie,  city,  colorful,  elite,  experience,  legendary,  life,  light skinned,  member,  pretense,  prosperous,  tale,  urban,  wealthy,  New york (n.y.), fiction,  African americans, fiction,  Fiction, historical, general

Places: Harlem (New York, N.Y.),  N.Y.) Harlem (New York

Times: 1920's,  1930's,  1940's,  20th century