Louise Meriwether, novelist who conjured 1930s Harlem, dies at 100
Her debut novel, "Daddy Was a Number Runner," was a searing examination of Black life in Depression-era Harlem.
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Her debut novel, "Daddy Was a Number Runner," was a searing examination of Black life in Depression-era Harlem.
Her debut novel, "Daddy Was a Number Runner," was a searing examination of Black life in Depression-era Harlem.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Louise Meriwether, the author and activist whose coming-of-age novel "Daddy Was a Number Runner" is widely regarded as a groundbreaking and vital portrait of race, gender
Louise Meriwether, the author and activist whose debut novel "Daddy Was a Number Runner" is widely regarded as a groundbreaking and vital portrait of race, gender and class, has died.