The Foxes of Harrow (1946), in particular, laid the foundation for his career as a popular novelist by becoming the first best-selling novel by an African American author and earning him the title "king of the costume novel." Yerby was often criticized by blacks for the lack of focus on or stereotypical treatment of African American characters in his books. It is from these novels that his literary reputation was built. Perhaps in part as a result, he began to write historical novels centering most often on white protagonists.
Prior to this story, Yerby had written a protest novel about racial inequities in the South, but publishers had rejected it. Henry Memorial Award for his short story "Health Card", which focuses on the racial inequities faced by an African American soldier and his wife. Yerby's first literary success came in 1944, when he received the O. He later migrated north, first to Dearborn, Michigan, where he worked as a technician at Ford Motor Company, and soon thereafter to Jamaica, New York, where he was employed as an inspector at Ranger Aircraft. For a brief period, Yerby worked as an instructor of English at Florida A&M College (later University) and at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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