The Fire in the Flint
| Autor: | Walter White |
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Racism against Black people--Georgia--20th century--Fiction, Racism--Georgia--20th century--Fiction, Young men--Fiction, American fiction--African American authors--20th century, African Americans--Georgia--Social conditions--20th century--Fiction, African American physicians--Georgia--20th century--Fiction, Race relations--20th century--Fiction, African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--20th century--Fiction
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| Popis: | The Fire in the Flint is a 1924 novel by civil rights activist and writer Walter White, it was published by Knopf. The novel was written during the Harlem Renaissance and contains themes consistent with the New Negro Movement as well as promoting anti-racist themes and shedding light on racial oppression during the early 20th century. The novel tells the story of Dr. Kenneth Harper, an African American doctor and World War I veteran, who moves back to his hometown in Georgia to open a clinic and practice medicine after graduating from medical school. Dr. Harper, who is initially unwilling to be involved in racial tensions in the town, eventually fights against the Ku Klux Klan after he is subjected to hostile racism from the white residents. |
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