The Black Wall Street

The Black Wall Street

Dena Nguyen

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Beschrijving

The story is set in the tragic town of Greenwood, in 1921 where black communities in America were just beginning to flourish. Greenwood, run entirely by black townspeople, prided itself on living a se parate but successful life from the whites on the other side of the tracks. Isaiah is a secret poet and admirer. Angel is a dancer and a loner who helps out around town by caring for her sick father, and the colicky baby next door is a lover of Booker T Washington and believes, against Isaiah's beliefs, that blacks should slowly come into their power rather than quickly rise to become one with the whites. These opposing views do not stop the two from developing a friendship as they deliver books at school to those in need. In the midst of their budding romance, Isaiah deals with the toxic friendship with Muggy, his best friend, and the prying eyes of those who judge him for liking Angel.