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Black Boy

Richard Wright
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Region

Diaspora

USA

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Autobiography

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Memoir of Wright's childhood and young adulthood in the Jim Crow South, depicting poverty, racism, and hunger.

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Bestseller that exposed Jim Crow brutality; Book-of-the-Month Club selection

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Memoir of Wright's childhood and young adulthood in the Jim Crow South, depicting poverty, racism, and hunger. Bestseller that exposed Jim Crow brutality; Book-of-the-Month Club selection

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