Daddy Was a Number Runner (Expanded Edition) - Louise Meriwether

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nA most important novel.--The New York Times Book Reviewn nA new edition of Louise Meriwethers classic novel about a young Black girls coming-of-age in Harlem in the 1930s, featuring new writing celebrating Meriwethers life, work, and activism. n nFrancie Coffin is the daughter of a number runner, someone who collects bets for the underground lottery that drives Harlems secret economy. In Louise Meriwethers classic novel, we see 1930s Harlem through Francies eyes: in laughter and love, in friendships and movies and visits to Abyssinian Church, in whispered conversations between daughters and sons, in awakening political consciousness and resistance, in dream books, in the power to survive under pressure. n nThis edition contains the full text of the novel, as well as its foreword by James Baldwin and afterword by Nellie McKay, now expanded to include reactions from newer generations of Black women writers like Bridgett M. Davis, Farah Griffin, and Deesha Philyaw, as well as two newly available interviews on Meriwethers legacy of writing, community, and activism.n

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100.16 ^RON

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Brand: Louise Meriwether