**The book has a few annotations/some underlining** The book addresses many of the social and intellectual issues faced by African Americans in the early 20th century, including black nationalism, the relationship between black identity and Marxism, and the reformist racial policies of Booker T. Washington, as well as issues of individuality and personal identity.#classic#literature#africanamerican#race#historicalfiction#academic#school#highschool#literaryfiction