Black Boy: A Record of Childhood and Youth by Richard Wright, Jerry W. Ward Jr.
Black Boy: A Record of Childhood and Youth
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Richard Wright, Jerry W. Ward Jr.
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Black Boy: A Record of Childhood and Youth

Richard Wright, Jerry W. Ward Jr.

254 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics memoir challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

The author relates his life as an African American growing up in the South during the Jim Crow years.

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Moods

reflective 72%
emotional 63%
challenging 56%
informative 53%
dark 49%
sad 43%
tense 42%
inspiring 24%
adventurous 13%
hopeful 13%
funny 5%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 23%
fast 16%

Average rating

3.96

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