Black Boy
Black Boy was published in 1945. This topic is part of Memoir within Arts & Culture. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Black Boy trivia questions
The original published version of Black Boy omitted a later section about Wright's life in which city?
Answer: Chicago
Bonus fact: The fuller text was later restored.
Who wrote Black Boy?
Answer: Richard Wright
Bonus fact: Black Boy was published in 1945.
Black Boy recounts Wright's youth mainly in which region?
Answer: American South
Bonus fact: The memoir describes racism and poverty in Mississippi and elsewhere.
What type of work is Black Boy?
Answer: Autobiographical memoir
Bonus fact: Wright recounts his youth in the Jim Crow South.