Ragazzo Negro by Richard Wright
A Record of Childhood and Youth
An autobiographical account of a Black boy's harrowing coming-of-age in the Jim Crow South, tracing his experiences of poverty, hunger, physical violence, and the constant threat of racial terror that shape his early years. As he struggles with oppressive family expectations and community hostility, he discovers language and reading as pathways to intellectual freedom and self-expression. The narrative follows his moral and psychological development, culminating in a painful but determined journey north to escape Southern racism and forge an independent life as a writer.
- Published
- 1945
- Nationality
- American
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- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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