Slave on the Block | Summary
The story opens with a description of Michael and Anne Carraway, a well-to-do white couple living in Greenwich Village who ‘‘went in for Negroes.’’ "The Village'' is considered liberal and bohemian, and the Carraways think of themselves as liberal and bohemian as well as artistic: Michael composes piano music and Anne paints. They "adore'' and collect African-American art and music and attempt to cultivate friendships with blacks—whom they consider "a race too charming and naive and lovely for words.’’ The Carraways are unable to sustain ongoing interracial relationships,...
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