Compare Plum Bun by Jessi Redmon Fauset, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

When a young black girl's parents die unexpectedly, she decides that nothing is keeping her in Philadelphia. Believing that racism will not affect her because she looks white, Angela embarks on a journey to try her luck in New York City. Unfortunately, Angela is a woman - which comes with its own set of prejudicial problems, as she soon discovers. Jessie Redmon Fauset's Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral looks at social obstacles to success in the late 1920s. | Plum Bun by Jessi Redmon Fauset, Paperback | Indigo Chapters