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Bernice L. McFadden is an author known for her works in the genre of African American literature. Her writing often explores themes of race, identity, and social justice, and she has been recognized for her contributions to contemporary literature.

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All Believe Body Breathe Brown Bursting Character Color Colorful Cotton Cutting

Famous Bernice L. McFadden Quotes

“Only the Strong is a lushly atmospheric and passionately written piece of work, bursting with colorful characters that shine on every page.”

Character Strong Pieces Written Pages Shining Colorful Bursting Shine On

Author:Bernice L. McFadden

“Don't you know sugar is brown first? White folks couldn't stand the fact that something so sweet shared the same color as the people who cut the cane, slopped the hogs and picked the cotton. So they bleached it to resemble them, and now they done gone and fooled everybody. You included.”

People Knows Firsts Done Facts White Gone Cutting Color Sweet Racism Folks Brown Sugar Fooled Cotton Hog

Book:Sugar: A Novel

Source: Sugar: A Novel

“I write to breathe life back into memory.”

Writing Memories Breathe

Book:The Warmest December

Source: The Warmest December

“Listen, if you choose to believe nothing else that transpires here, believe this: your body does not have a soul; your soul has a body, and souls never, ever die.”

Ifs Believe Doe Soul Body Dies Your Body Your Soul You Choose

Book:The Bernice L. McFadden Collection: Gathering of Waters, Glorious, The Warmest December, and Nowhere Is a Place

Source: The Bernice L. McFadden Collection: Gathering of Waters, Glorious, The Warmest December, and Nowhere Is a Place

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Sugar: A NovelRelated source material

The Bernice L. McFadden Collection: Gathering of Waters, Glorious, The Warmest December, and Nowhere Is a PlaceRelated source material

The Warmest DecemberRelated source material

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