![]() ![]() ![]() Porter's vision is sound and her tale poignant, but her lyrical narrative and spare writing style require a tighter underlying structure. Through the '60s and early '70s, the dying steel industry is reflected in the decay of All-Bright Court and the deterioration of its residents' dreams and spirit. Other inhabitants of All-Bright Court make brief appearances, such as childless Venita and Moses, whose quiet sorrow pervades their daily lives, and crazy Isaac, whose childhood anger sets the tone for a bitter adulthood. Over the years, as Samuel worries about supporting his family and as Mikey, the oldest son, is labeled gifted and sent to brave a white prep school, the family struggles to reconcile hopes with reality. Publication date 1993 Topics African Americans - Juvenile fiction, African Americans - Fiction, Slavery - Fiction, Underground. Samuel Taylor and his wife, Mary Kate, move to All-Bright Court in the early '60s and fill their home, No. The inhabitants are, for the most part, black steelworkers and their families who have migrated from the South. Despite its name, All-Bright Court is a dreary and crumbling tenement resting beside a steel plant outside Buffalo, N.Y. ![]() ![]() With clear-eyed simplicity, Porter's first novel sketches a portrait of community. ![]()
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