FTP identify this black author of A Rage in Harlem, best known for his first novel about Madge Perkins accusation of rape against Bob Jones at the Atlas Shipyard:
Among his early works are Cast the First Stone, an autobiographical novel about prison life in Ohio, and The Third Generation, which examined family life. Pinktoes is a satire about interracial sex, while his time in the Communist party is the subject of The Lonely Crusade, but he truly found his calling after moving to France when his editor convinced him to write "The Blow" about con-artists in NYC, this venture turned into a nine novel run with titles like The Big Gold Dream, All Shot Up, and The Real Cool Killers, all of which featured Coffin Ed and Grave Digger Jones. FTP identify this black author of A Rage in Harlem, best known for his first novel about Madge Perkins accusation of rape against Bob Jones at the Atlas Shipyard: If He Hollers Let Him Go.
Among his early works are Cast the First Stone, an autobiographical novel about prison life in Ohio, and The Third Generation, which examined family life.
Chester Himes