"Little Boy Black"
Betty Reynolds Cobb was actively engaged in writing and is most notable for her short story, "Little Boy Black". "Little Boy Black" was published in Macon, Georgia, 1926, by The J.W. Burke Company Publishers. The book was illustrated by John E. Cramer, Jr.
The life and southern culture of Carrollton, Georgia inspired her to write the short story having a Negro, African American boy as the main character. "Little Boy Black" consists of nine short stories: "Little Boy Black", "Ol' Master", "Love and Politics", "Aunt Savannah's White Folks", "Uncle Lige Pleads His Own Case", "The Owl Foretells a Parting", "The Coward", "Miss Julie's Ring", and "Counsel for Defense".
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