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1945
BLACK BOY
Richard Wright
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BLACK BOY

A Record of Childhood and Youth

by Richard Wright

Harper · 1945

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

34

Weeks at #1

6

Debuted

March 1945

Chart History

#1510151945
dashed = off the list

34 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, including 6 weeks at #1

Poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.

All Appearances

5NEWMarch 25, 1945wk 1
4↑1April 1, 1945wk 2
1↑3April 8, 1945wk 3
2↓1April 15, 1945wk 4
1↑1April 22, 1945wk 5
1—April 29, 1945wk 6
1—May 6, 1945wk 7
2↓1May 13, 1945wk 8
2—May 20, 1945wk 9
2—May 27, 1945wk 10
2—June 3, 1945wk 11
1↑1June 10, 1945wk 12

Details

Published
1945
Pages
296
Publisher
Harper
Categories
Biography & Autobiography

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