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Black Boy         I. Summary                                    Black Boy by Richard Wright is an autobiographical look at his life. It covers his life from the age of 4 years to his mid 20's. The book shows the life of a young black man growing up in the south with Jim Crow laws and the general hate for blacks by whites. After realizing that the color of his skin limited his opportunities in the south he dreamed of moving north …

…for everyone in college. It offers a view that most white people don't understand. It would give them a new insight on race relations and look at themselves as how they perceive blacks. Black children of the 90's should read this because I feel it would give them new insight on their own heritage and struggle of blacks after slavery. It would show them how much they can accomplish even in the face of oppression.