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Black Boy by Richard Wright · Booklabria

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Richard Wright
Black Boy

BiographySocial life and customs

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First published: 1945
Editions: 57 in 4 languages

Synopsis

Black Boy is a classic of American autobiography, a subtly crafted narrative of Richard Wright's journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. An enduring story of one young man's coming of age during a particular time and place, Black Boy remains a seminal text in our history about what it means to be a man, black, and Southern in America.

Subjects: Biography
Social life and customs
African Americans
Social conditions
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
Set in: Southern States
Mississippi
Time: 20th Century
Characters: Richard Wright

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57 in 4 languages

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English50 French3 Undetermined2 German1

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