Growing Up Black

Jay David

HarperCollins, Oct 26, 2010 - Social Science - 100 pages

A classic work on the African-American experience is revised for the nineties with essays reflecting the concerns of black children from the last three decades and commentary from today's sports stars, politicians, and inner-city gang members.

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

User Review  - Ellen - Goodreads

Listed as Young Adult book in local library, but should be a must-read for every white American who hasn't learned about the African-American experience in slavery or in the Jim Crow South.

About the author

Jay David is the author of Growing Up Black: From Slave Days to the Present--Twenty-Five African Americans Reveal the Trials and Triumphs of Their Childhoods and Growing Up Jewish: An Anthology. He lives in New York City.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Growing Up Black
• Author: Jay David
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2010
• ISBN: 0062034731, 9780062034731
• Length: 100 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage; Family & Relationships / Family Relationships; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General