Growing Up Black: From Slave Days to the Present-25 African-Americans Reveal the Trials and Triumphs of Their Childhoods

Jay David
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An anthology of childhood experiences by leading African American writers, such as Booker T. Washington, Malcolm X, Ralph Abernathy, Maya Angelou, John Edgar Wideman and many more.
Genres: NonfictionHistoryMemoir
292 Pages

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