Black Boy is Richard Wright's unforgettable autobiographical story of growing up in the Jim Crow South. Published in 1945, the book is a lyrical and skillful description of Wright's youth in rural Mississippi and Memphis, told from the perspective of the adult Wright, who was still trying to come to grips with the cruel deprivations and humiliations of his childhood.
Black Boy is Richard Wright's unforgettable autobiographical story of growing up in the Jim Crow South. Published in 1945, the book is a lyrical and skillful description of Wright's youth in rural Mississippi and Memphis, told from the perspective of the adult Wright, who was still trying to come to grips with the cruel deprivations and humiliations of his childhood.