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Training School for Negro Girls

By Camille Acker
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By Camille Acker
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When you're black and female in America, society's rules were never meant to make you safe or free. In this "flawlessly executed work [that] reinvigorates the short fiction genre," Camille Acker's relatable yet unexpected characters break down the walls of respectability politics, showing that the only way for black women to be free is to be themselves (BUST).

In her debut short story collection, Camille Acker unleashes the irony and tragic comedy of respectability onto a wide-ranging cast ...

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FictionLiteratureAmerican FictionPeoples & Cultures - FictionAfrican American FictionAfrican Americans - Fiction & Literature21st Century American Fiction21st Century African American FictionAfrican Americans - Women's Experience - Fiction21st Century American Fiction