Black Boy

Description:

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: Social life and customs,  African American authors,  Biographies,  African Americans,  Écrivains américains,  Childhood and youth,  Biography,  Youth,  American Authors,  Segregation,  Homes and haunts,  Social conditions,  African American families,  Afro-Americans,  African American novelists,  American fiction,  Long Now Manual for Civilization,  Homes,  African American Studies,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  Ethnic Studies,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY,  Cultural Heritage,  Discrimination & Race Relations,  Reading Level-Grade 11,  Reading Level-Grade 12,  Nonfiction,  Blacks,  African American,  American fiction (fictional works by one author),  Wright, richard, 1908-1960,  Authors, biography,  African americans, biography,  Mississippi, social life and customs,  African americans, mississippi,  African americans, social life and customs,  Authors, american,  National Black Family Month,  Fiction, general

People: Richard Wright (1908-1960)

Places: Mississippi,  Southern States

Times: 20th century