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The Sport of the Gods

by Dunbar Paul Laurence

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One of the five novels, and the last one, by seminal African American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Paul Laurence Dunbar. The book is a metaphor, telling the story of an African-American family, which proceeds its way from well-being to imprisonment and degradation. Displaced, they struggle to survive in early Harlem. Powerful writing, profound in its message, and vivid details recount the effect city life has of African Americans.

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...bellmen were wont to stay during the dayawaiting their calls. A few of the blue-coated Mercuries were there. Upon Joe's advent they began to look askance at him and to talk amongthemselves. He felt his face burning as he thought of what they must besaying. Then he saw the head bellman talking to the clerk and looking inhis direction. He saw him shake his head and walk away. He could havecursed him. The clerk called to him. "I did n't know, " he said, --"I did n't know that you were BerryHamilton's boy. Now, I 've got nothing against you myself. I don't holdyou responsible for what your father did, but I don't believe our boyswould work with you. I can't take you on. "Joe turned away to meet the grinning or contemptuous glances of thebellmen on the seat. It would have been good to be able to hurlsomething among them. But he was helpless. He hastened out of the hotel, feeling that every eye was upon him, everyfinger pointing at him, every tongue whispering, "There goes JoeHamilton, whose...