An anthology of twentieth-century African-American short stories written by Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, and more than fifty others, with biographical notes.

"An Edward Burlingame book."

The gophered grapevine / C. Chesnutt -- The ingrate / P.L. Dunbar -- Mary Elizabeth / J. Fauset -- Esther / J. Toomer -- The hands : a story / M. Bonner -- Sanctuary / N. Larsen -- Truant / C. McKay -- A summer tragedy / A. Bontemps -- Miss Cynthie / R. Fisher -- The gilded six-bits / Z.N. Hurston -- Headwaiter / C. Himes -- Bright and morning star / R. Wright -- Jack in the pot / D. West -- Flying home / R. Ellison -- Who's passing for who? / L. Hughes -- The only man on Liberty Street / W.M. Kelley -- Come out of the wilderness / J. Baldwin -- Has anybody seen Miss Dora Dean? / A. Petry -- Mother Dear and Daddy / J. Edwards -- Blues for Pablo / J. Stewart -- Son in the afternoon / J.A. Williams -- What's your problem? / R. Boles -- The distributors / H. Dumas -- Wade / R. Guy -- Key to the city / D. Oliver -- The alternative / A. Baraka -- To Da-duh, in memoriam / P. Marshall -- A new day / C. Wright -- Night and the loves of Joe Dicostanzo / S.R. Delany -- The lookout / C. Colter -- A long day in November / E.J. Gaines -- The lesson / T.C. Bambara -- The story of a scar / J.A. McPherson -- Soldiers / E. Southerland -- Roselily / A. Walker -- White rat / G. Jones -- Loimos / E.N. White -- The education of Mingo / C. Johnson -- Scat / C. Major -- Now is the time / C.M. Brown -- Damballah / J.E. Wideman -- Kiswana Browne / G. Naylor -- Recitatif / T. Morrison -- Girl / J. Kincaid -- Chitterling / H. Van Dyke -- Jesus and Fat Tuesday / C.J. McElroy -- The world of Rosie Polk / A.A. Shockley -- Mali is very dangerous / R. McKnight -- Her Mother's prayers on fire / D. Belton -- Wings of the dove / H. Bennett -- Zazoo / L. Duplechan -- Guess who's coming to seder / T. Ellis -- Top of the game / J. McCluskey -- Going to meet Aaron / R. Perry -- Willie Bea and Jaybird / T.M. Ansa -- Screen memory / M. Cliff -- Age would be that does / P. Everett -- Going for the moon / A. Young -- Quilting on the rebound / T. McMillan.