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Black Boy

Richard Wright

2005264 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2005
first published
  • 1966Harper & Row Publishers · 290 pages · ENGISBN 9780060830564
  • 1980Nelson · 285 pages · ENGISBN 9780175116164
  • 1993Picador · 297 pages · ENGISBN 9780330306126
  • 1994Harper Collins Inc. · 501 pages · ENGISBN 9780060812508
  • 2003Everbind Anthologies · 640 pages · ENGISBN 9780971075672
  • 2004Perennial Classics · 419 pages · ENGISBN 9780060929787
  • 2005HarperCollins · 419 pages · ENGISBN 9780060834005
  • 1970Longman · 264 pages · ENGISBN 9780582233805

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.

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  • Racismmoderateunreviewed

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