Best Books by Black Women
130+ Books by Black Women That Should Be Essential Reading For Everyone
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The late Delores Phillips's only novel, The Darkest Child, tells the story of 13-year-old Tangy Mae, who was born the darkest (and therefore deemed the ugliest) of her 10 siblings, but — as she is also the most intelligent — she is given the opportunity to join the first integrated class at a nearby white high school.