Black Soil is a novel written by Josephine Donovan, which is set in the early 20th century in the American South. The story follows the life of a young woman named Mary Lou, who is the daughter of a sharecropper. Mary Lou's family is struggling to make ends meet, and she dreams of a better life for herself.As she grows older, Mary Lou begins to question the injustices and inequalities that she sees in her community. She becomes involved in the civil...