{"product_id":"black-no-more-being-an-account-of-the-strange-and-wonderful-workings-of-science-in-the-land-of-the-free-a-d-1933-1940-paperback-2","title":"Black No More: Being an Account of the Strange and Wonderful Workings of Science in the Land of the Free A.D. 1933-1940 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge S. Schuyler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge S. Schuyler's Afrofuturistic novel \u003ci\u003eBlack No More, \u003c\/i\u003e originally published in 1931, imagines a world where Black Americans have the chance to cross the color line and become white.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would happen if science gave Black Americans the choice to become white? Mirroring \u003ci\u003eThe Blacker the Berry, \u003c\/i\u003e by Wallace Thurman, George S. Schuyler's \u003ci\u003eBlack No More: Being an Account of the Strange and Wonderful Workings of Science in the Land of the Free, AD 1933-1940, \u003c\/i\u003e is one of the first Afrofuturistic novels ever published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn New Year's Eve, Max Disher's romantic advances are rejected on the basis that he is a Black man. Come New Year's Day, the answer to his frustration appears in the form of an announcement about a new scientific procedure called \"Black-No-More.\" Believing that his life will have much more fortune in white skin, he goes through with the treatment-changing his name to \"Matthew Fisher.\" The newly-made white Max has to decide what it means to live and breathe on the other side of the color line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this edition of \u003ci\u003eBlack No More\u003c\/i\u003e is a reimagining of a Harlem Renaissance staple for the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter many years of travel and research, Dr. Julius Crookman has finally done it--creating a treatment that turns the Black American white and making it accessible to the masses. Laying the foundation of the Afrofuturistic novel, George S. Schuyler's \u003ci\u003eBlack No More\u003c\/i\u003e envisions a world wherein science makes it possible to forever cross the color line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45610393174060,"sku":"9781513136165","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/black-no-more-being-an-account-of-the-strange-and-wonderful-workings-of-science-in-the-land-of-the-free-a-d-1933-1940-paperback-2","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}