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Emma Lou was determined not to go out of her class, determined either to associate with the “right sort of people” or else to remain to herself. Had any one asked Emma Lou what she meant by the “right sort of people” she would have found herself at a loss for a comprehensive answer. She really didn’t know. She had a vague idea that those people on the campus who practically ignored her were the only people with whom she should associate. These people, for the most part, were children of fairly well-to-do families from Louisiana, Texas and Georgia, who, having made nest eggs, had journeyed to ...more
The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life: A Library of America eBook Classic
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