Cover of Black Boy CD

Black Boy CD

by Richard Wright

3.7
(34 ratings)
272 pages1945CaedmonISBN 9780060763527
ClassicsYoung AdultsadAfrican American authorsBiography & AutobiographyAfrican AmericansBiographyNonfictionFictionAfrican American novelistsAfrican American children
challengingdarkemotionalhopefulreflectivetenseslow

About this book

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.

Publication Details

Publisher
Caedmon
Published
1945
Pages
272
ISBN
9780060763527
Language
en

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