Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. The Problem of George S. Schuyler 1
6. 2. The Ten Commandments 30
7. 3. “The Right to Laugh” 63
8. 4. Debunking Blackness 94
9. 5. “The Rising Tide of Color” 125
10. 6. The Black Mencken 154
11. 7. Hokum and Beyond 183
12. 8. “Black No More” 212
13. Epilogue 245
14. Notes 255
15. Credits 289
16. Index 291