Stormy Weather: Middle-Class African American Marriages between the Two World Wars

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

This page intentionally left blank The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill between the Two World Wars Middle-ClassAfrican American Marriages Anastasia C. Curwood ©2010 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved. Designed by Courtney Leigh Baker and set in Merlo with hand-drawn title and Bello and The Sans display by Rebecca Evans. Manufactured in the United States of America. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-­in-­ Publication Data Curwood, Anastasia Carol, 1974– Stormy weather: middle-­ class African American marriages between  the two world wars/by Anastasia C. Curwood. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-­ 0-­ 8078-­ 3434-­ 3 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. African Americans— ​ Marriage. 2. African American families.  3. United States— ​ History— ​ 1919–1933. i. Title. e185.86.c987 2010 305.896ʹ073— ​ dc22 2010018365 cloth 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 For Mom and Dad This page intentionally left blank ...