A review by kmatthe2
Negroland by Margo Jefferson

4.0

A fascinating memoir addressing a facet of black history/identity/culture discussed not as often as some others—the black bourgeoisie. Jefferson tackles it in all of its complexity, refusing the easy narratives that are often foisted upon it by either uplift or nationalist narratives. The memoir's style mirrors Margo's "growing up" even as it challenges conventional expectations of memoir. An important addition.