Awards
1977 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Characters
| Name | Dead, Macon III, aka "Milkman" |
| Gender | Male |
| Trait | African American |
| Name | Dead, Macon II |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Traits | Married |
| Father | |
| African American | |
| Genre | Literary Domestic --Generational Sociological Fiction |
| Topics | African Americans Fathers and sons Family relationships Family histories Heritage Racial identity Self-discovery Social classes |
| Setting | Michigan |