Category Archives: Carlyle, Sylvia J.

Sylvia J. Carlyle. Innocent, Ignorant, and Black. New York: Vantage Press, 1964.

This novel presents a very negative view of small town life at the beginning of the twentieth century. White men rule the town of Rivers Bend, and they are free to abuse their family members and the Black residents of … Continue reading

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