Actor: Leopoldo Mandeville

Putney Swope

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

Emma Mae

A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.