Overshadowed: A Novel (Mint Editions (Black Narratives))

Overshadowed is the story of this grain of corn, the Anglo-Saxon being the oak, and the Negro the plant struggling for existence.” Introducing his second novel, Griggs sets the stage for a story of perseverance, a quality possessed by both Erma Wysong and Astral Herndon.

Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Erma and Astral are representative of the emerging Black middle class.