This author depicted Cora Jenkins' life as one of the only Black people in her town in the story "Cora Unashamed," the first story in his collection The Ways of White Folks. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this author who wrote about Marcel de la Smythe in the short story "Seven People Dancing." Roger tries to steal the purse of a woman named Luella in his short story "Thank You Ma'am."
ANSWER: Langston Hughes [or James Mercer Langston Hughes]
[10m] Jack writes a letter to his mother in a story with this title from The Ways of White Folks. Irene Redfield develops a relationship with Clare Kendry in a novel with this title by Nella Larsen.
ANSWER: Passing
[10e] In another story from The Ways of White Folks, Mrs. Ellsworth encourages Osceola Jones to perform this genre. A Hughes poem titled for this genre opens by depicting a "drowsy syncopated tune" on Lenox Avenue.
ANSWER: blues [or "The Weary Blues"; or "The Blues I'm Playing"]
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