The fire in the flint - ECU Libraries Catalog

The fire in the flint.

Author/creator	White, Walter, 1893-1955
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Negro Universities Press, [1969]
Description	300 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	African American physicians--Georgia --20th century -- Fiction. African Americans--Georgia --Social conditions --20th century --Fiction. African Americans--Civil rights --Georgia --20th century --Fiction. Race relations--20th century --Fiction. Racism--Georgia --20th century --Fiction. Racism against Black people--Georgia --20th century --Fiction. American fiction--African American authors --20th century. Young men--Fiction. Georgia--20th century --Fiction.

Abstract	Written by a lifelong champion of civil rights, this is the story of Kenneth Harper, a young black physician who, after having studied in the North in the early part of the twentieth century and believing the days of oppression for blacks in the South were waning, returns to his hometown of Central City in South Georgia to practice medicine. Harper finds all too soon that the roots of intolerance grow deep. As he becomes increasingly aware of the ways in which the black community remains enslaved, Harper helps local sharecroppers organize a cooperative society to share in the economic freedom traditionally reserved for white landowners. The Ku Klux Klan is quickly rallied into action, and Harper finds himself in a violent and vengeful battle with the Klan. Amid the story's tragedy and violence, White reflects on the complex nuances of humanity within white and black communities in conflict.
General note	Reprint of the 1924 ed.
LCCN	74075545

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PS3545.H6165 F5 1969	✔ Available	Place Hold