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Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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Richard Wright, a black boy living in the Jim Crow South, travels north in hopes of escaping the violence and prejudice that rules his childhood. Selected (8) reading passages (grades7-12) to pair with "Black Boy" by Richard Wright. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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Concepts
karl marx, reconstruction, jim crow laws, richard wright
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Practice