More acutely than ever before Emma Lou began to feel that her luscious black complexion was somewhat of a liability, and that her marked color variation from other people in her environment was a decided curse. Not that she minded being black, being a Negro necessitated having a colored skin, but she did mind being too black.


The Blacker the Berry... [1929]

Wallace Thurman Quotes

More acutely than ever before Emma Lou began to feel that her luscious black complexion was somewhat of a liability, and that her marked color...

More acutely than ever before Emma Lou began to feel that her luscious black complexion was somewhat of a liability, and that her marked color...

More acutely than ever before Emma Lou began to feel that her luscious black complexion was somewhat of a liability, and that her marked color...

More acutely than ever before Emma Lou began to feel that her luscious black complexion was somewhat of a liability, and that her marked color...