The author, 98, wrote one of the classic novels of Depression-era Black life, “Daddy Was a Number Runner,” and its themes still resonate today.The author, 98, wrote one of the classic novels of Depression-era Black life, “Daddy Was a Number Runner,” and its themes still resonate today.Read MoreMeriwether, Louise, Daddy Was a Number Runner (Book), Content Type: Personal Profile, Writing and Writers, Black People, Books and Literature, Race and Ethnicity, Recession and Depression, Harlem (Manhattan, NY), Los Angeles (Calif)
