{"product_id":"black-no-more-being-an-account-of-the-strange-and-wonderful-workings-of-science-in-the-land-of-the-free-ad-1933-1940-9781513136165","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","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513136165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.33d","brand":"George S. Schuyler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42303856541877,"sku":"9781513136165","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5c6d7aee-687f-4f73-bb7d-cc7718a174a4.jpg?v=1658842816","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/black-no-more-being-an-account-of-the-strange-and-wonderful-workings-of-science-in-the-land-of-the-free-ad-1933-1940-9781513136165","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}