The Blacker the Berry

by Wallace Thurman

A groundbreaking, yet controversial novel of the Harlem Renaissance about a young, dark-skinned Black woman reckoning with colorism as she navigates 1920s Harlem, reissued and repackaged for the Herald Classics line.

Emma Lou Morgan's dark complexion is a source of sorrow and humiliation--not only to herself, but also to her lighter-skinned family members and the white community of her hometown, Boise, Idaho. Hoping to find a safe haven,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1454960159
• ISBN13: 9781454960157
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Length: 240 Pages