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Black Boy
by Richard Wright | Biographies & Memoirs | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0451023412 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0451023412 Global Overview for this book
Registered by
buttonbright
of Raleigh, North Carolina USA on 1/15/2025
This Book is Currently in the Wild!



1 journaler for this copy...

Richard Wright 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 by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common lot.Black Boy is Richard Wright's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an unashamed confession and a profound indictment—a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.
I found this book on the discount shelves of a local used book store.
I found this book on the discount shelves of a local used book store.

Journal Entry 2 by
buttonbright
at Deco Free Book Drop in Raleigh, North Carolina USA on Friday, January 17, 2025


Released 2 wks ago (1/17/2025 UTC) at Deco Free Book Drop in Raleigh, North Carolina USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Left @ Deco Free Book Drop (Little Free Library #35995) @ W Hargett St & S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC. (Latitude: 35°46'41.6"N, Longitude: 78°38'24.4"W) #raleighspace #BookCrossing https://www.bookcrossing.com/hunt/1/36/19695/811410
I am buying books from the outside shelves at The Readers Corner (a Raleigh used book store) and releasing them. This is one of those books. If you like it, take it and write a journal entry at www.BookCrossing.com - its easy and anonymous. Then when you are done with it, find a nice person or place to release it. I look forward to reading your thoughts on this book and finding out where you got it from. This book is on an adventure we can share with it.
I am buying books from the outside shelves at The Readers Corner (a Raleigh used book store) and releasing them. This is one of those books. If you like it, take it and write a journal entry at www.BookCrossing.com - its easy and anonymous. Then when you are done with it, find a nice person or place to release it. I look forward to reading your thoughts on this book and finding out where you got it from. This book is on an adventure we can share with it.