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Westen, Robin

Richard Wright: Author of Native Son and Black Boy

128 pp. | Enslow | October, 2002 | Library ISBN 0-7660-1769-9 $$20.95
(3) YA African-American Biographies series. Competently written and illustrated with adequate black-and-white photos and reproductions, the books in this series pay tribute to five African Americans who received acclaim in various fields, while simultaneously advancing the cause of civil rights. The biographies of activists Hamer and Lewis are particularly welcome, filling a need for book-length profiles of these individuals. Timelines are included. Bib., ind. [Review covers these African-American Biographies titles: John Lewis, George Washington, Fannie Lou Hamer, Frederick Douglass,and Richard Wright.]
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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