Black Boy CD

By Wright, Richard T. & Francis, James B.

Publishers Summary:
Richard Wright's devastating autobiography of his childhood and youth in the Jim Crow South His training by his elders was strict and harsh to prepare him for the "white world" which would be cruel. Their resentment of those trying to escape the common misery made his future seem hopeless. It was necessary to grow up restrained and submissive in southern white society and to endure torment and abuse. Wright tells of his mental and emotional struggle to educate himself, which gave him a glimpse of life's possibilities and which led him to his triumphant decision to leave the South behind while still a teenager to live in Chicago and fulfill himself by becoming a writer.

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ISBN
978-0-06076-352-7
Publisher
Caedmon


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Reviewed on October 15, 2005

Originally titled American Hunger , Wright's autobiography consists of his early life and his life after he moved to Chicago. His story begins with his youth in the South, shortly after slavery; Wright came of age in a time of deep racial segregation, and he existed in an equally tense family. Abandoned by his father and raised ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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