![]() ![]() Morgan's son) to make the library public in the early 1920's.īelle de Costa Greene is a light-skinned black woman who is passing as white. The book ends with Belle successfully convincing Jack (J. Morgan passes away in 1913, he provides for Belle in his will, and she stays on as librarian. They have a mutual attraction, but she decides against pursuing it. Morgan's collection of rare and ancient works and art, and she eventually becomes indispensable to him, even required to attend family events. Over many years, she works to acquire and curate J. ![]() Morgan's personal librarian for his newly constructed Pierpont Morgan Library in 1906. The one-paragraph version: Belle de Costa Greene is a light-skinned black woman who is passing as white. ![]()
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