To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: An Informal Autobiography by Lorraine Hansberry

To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: An Informal Autobiography

Lorraine Hansberry with James Baldwin (Contributor), Robert Nemiroff (Contributor)

272 pages first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced
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In her first play, the now-classic A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry introduced the lives of ordinary African Americans into our national theatrical repertory. Now, Hansberry tells her own life story in an autobiography that rings with the voice of i...

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Moods

inspiring 77%
reflective 77%
hopeful 66%
informative 66%
emotional 44%
sad 44%
dark 22%
challenging 11%
funny 11%
lighthearted 11%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 28%
fast 14%

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