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Black History Month: 6 classic novels

6. The Wedding, by Dorothy West

The Wedding鈥 by Dorothy West (Anchor, 256 pp.) is the story of Shelby Coles and her desire to marry for love and not social status. Summering in an upper-class black community on Martha鈥檚 Vineyard, she must face the pressure of multiple generations of families that have sought to distinguish themselves based on exclusivity.

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