Project Gutenberg 2022-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 321 Schuyler, George S. (George Samuel) 1895 1977 Schuyler, George Samuel 75076119 Black no more : $b Being an account of the strange and wonderful workings of science in the land of the free, A.D. 1933-1940 $aUnited States :$bMcGrath Publishing Company,$c1931,reprint 1969. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_No_More Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Black No More" by George S. Schuyler is a satirical novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Max Disher, a black man living in America during a time of racial discrimination and social hierarchy. After learning of a scientific procedure that can transform black individuals into white, Max's quest begins as he hopes to embrace a life free from prejudice and to win the affection of a beautiful white woman from his past. The opening of the novel introduces the context of Max's life in Harlem, highlighting the significance of race and identity in his interactions. On New Year's Eve in 1933, he is depicted as a stylish but disillusioned character who feels rejected after a failed romance. The narrative then shifts to reveal a groundbreaking discovery by Dr. Junius Crookman, a black scientist who claims to have found a way to change a person's race through a medical process. Max becomes intrigued by the idea of undergoing this transformation, as it symbolizes the chance for him to escape his current struggles and societal limitations. The complexity of racial identity and the allure of changing one's skin color is woven into Max's journey, setting the stage for a thought-provoking exploration of race relations and social dynamics in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.32106002143938 20211201035500schuyler 1931 US Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Satire Humorous stories Picaresque literature African Americans -- Fiction United States -- Race relations -- Fiction Human skin color -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 353660 2025-06-27T08:29:05.992056 text/html 332196 2024-10-19T00:09:32 text/html 387306 2025-06-27T08:29:10.408019 application/epub+zip 390500 2025-06-27T08:29:06.856022 application/epub+zip 235419 2025-06-27T08:29:06.465018 application/epub+zip 440530 2025-06-27T08:29:13.287051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427793 2025-06-27T08:29:10.116002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416948 2022-09-30T23:23:24.639944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341365 2025-06-27T08:29:05.530048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 321331 2024-10-19T00:09:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19004 2025-06-27T08:29:13.418976 application/rdf+xml 9633 2025-06-27T08:29:06.625046 image/jpeg 1550 2025-06-27T08:29:06.545005 image/jpeg 363821 2025-06-27T08:29:06.024007 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia