Black boy: (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : HarperPerennial/Modern Classics, 2006.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed., 60th anniversary ed.
Physical Desc:
xiv, 419 pages ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
950L
Rating:
950L
Status:
Description
The author grew up in the woods of Mississippi amid poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a "drunkard", hanging about in taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him, pitying, or cruel, and on the other side by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common law. This is the author's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is an unashamed confession and a profound indictment, a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.
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Guilford Adult Biography
BIOG WRIGHT, WILBUR AND ORVILLE
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American authors -- Biography.
African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
Mississippi -- Biography.
Mississippi -- Social conditions.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Childhood and youth.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
Mississippi -- Biography.
Mississippi -- Social conditions.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Childhood and youth.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
More Details
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
0061130249, 9780061130243
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.4, 22 Points
Level 7.4, 22 Points
Lexile measure:
950
Notes
General Note
"The restored text, established by the Library of America."
General Note
"Originally published in 1945 by Harper & Brothers ... The text as restored by the Library of America was published in 1991 ... First HarperPerennial edition published 1993"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-419).
Target Audience
950L,Lexile
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APA Citation (style guide)
Wright, R. (2006). Black boy: (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth. 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed., 60th anniversary ed. HarperPerennial/Modern Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. 2006. Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth. HarperPerennial/Modern Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wright, Richard, 1908-1960, Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth. HarperPerennial/Modern Classics, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wright, Richard. Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth. 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed., 60th anniversary ed. HarperPerennial/Modern Classics, 2006.
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