Black no more : being an account of the strange and wonderful workings of science in the land of the free, A.D. 1933-1940
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Senna, Danzy, author of introduction.
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New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2018.
ISBN
9780143131885, 0143131885
Lexile measure
1020L
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Published
New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxii, 181 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780143131885, 0143131885
Lexile measure
1020

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"The landmark comic satire that asks, "What would happen if all black people in America turned white?" It's New Year's Day 1933 in New York City, and Max Disher, a young black man, has just found out that a certain Dr. Junius Crookman has discovered a mysterious process that allows people to bleach their skin white--a new way to "solve the American race problem." Max leaps at the opportunity, and after a brief stay at the Crookman Sanitarium, he becomes Matthew Fisher, a white man who's able to attain everything he's ever wanted: money, power, good liquor, and the white woman who rejected him when he was black. Lampooning myths of white supremacy and racial purity and caricaturing prominent African American leaders like W.E.B. Du Bois, Madam C.J. Walker, and Marcus Garvey, Black No More is a masterwork of speculative fiction and a hilarious satire of America's obsession with race. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Schuyler, G. S. 1., & Senna, D. (2018). Black no more: being an account of the strange and wonderful workings of science in the land of the free, A.D. 1933-1940 . Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Schuyler, George S. 1895-1977 and Danzy, Senna. 2018. Black No More: Being an Account of the Strange and Wonderful Workings of Science in the Land of the Free, A.D. 1933-1940. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Schuyler, George S. 1895-1977 and Danzy, Senna. Black No More: Being an Account of the Strange and Wonderful Workings of Science in the Land of the Free, A.D. 1933-1940 Penguin Books, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Schuyler, George S. 1895-1977, and Danzy Senna. Black No More: Being an Account of the Strange and Wonderful Workings of Science in the Land of the Free, A.D. 1933-1940 Penguin Books, 2018.

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