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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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28 editions · 3 languages- Ebook · English · 2009HarperCollins · 9780061935480
- Paperback · English · 2008Black Boy (P.S.)Harper Perennial Modern Classics · 448 pages · 9780061443084
- Audiobook · English · 2005Black Boy CDCaedmon · 9780060763527
- Hardcover · English · 1995Buccaneer Books · 440 pages · 9781568490670
- Audiobook · English · 1989HarperCollins Publishers · 9780898459173
- Paperback · English · 1970Black Boy (Imprint Books)Longman · 264 pages · 9780582233805
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