The fire in the flint

by Walter White

"The Fire in the Flint" by Walter White is a novel published in 1924. It follows Dr. Kenneth Harper, an African American physician and World War I veteran, who returns to his Georgia hometown to open a medical practice. Initially reluctant to engage with racial tensions, Harper is eventually forced to confront the Ku Klux Klan after experiencing violent racism from white residents. Written during the Harlem Renaissance, the novel powerfully illuminates racial oppression in early 20th-century America.