The walls of Jericho

Author

Rudolph Fisher

Call Number

• FICTION FISH (CEN)

Edition

Paperback edition.

Publication Information

London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.

Physical Description

ix, 208 pages ; 20 cm

Summary

"When Black lawyer Fred Merrit purchases a house in the most exclusive white neighbourhood bordering Harlem, he has to hire the toughtest removal firm in the area to help him get his belongings past the hostile neighbors. The removal men are Jinx Jenkins and Bubber Brown, who make the move anything but straightforward."--

Notes

"This books was first published in New York in 1928 and reflects the society of that time, including racist language that would be considered offensive if used today. It is presented here in full for the sake of historical accuracy."--Page x