Emma Lou Morgan
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African American woman
Black woman
fictional character
literary character
novel character
protagonist
Emma Lou Morgan is the dark-skinned young Black woman whose struggles with colorism, identity, and self-acceptance drive Wallace Thurman’s novel *The Blacker the Berry*.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American woman
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Black woman ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Blacker the Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf |
colorism
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racial identity ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ |
| createdBy | Wallace Thurman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences | colorism ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity |
African American
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Black ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Emma Lou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSkinColor | dark-skinned ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | dark-skinned young Black woman ⓘ |
| isSetInContextOf | Harlem Renaissance era fiction ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
literary analysis on colorism
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scholarship on Black female identity in literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of The Blacker the Berry ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
colorism
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identity ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ |
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