Manchild In The Promised Land

One of the most remarkable autobiographies ofour time,Manchild in the Promised Landis a thinlyfictionalized account of Claude Brown's childhood as a hardened, streetwisecriminal trying to survive the streets of Harlem. It has been heralded as thedefinitive account of everyday life for AfricanAmericans raised in the northern ghettos of the 1940s and '50s.When the bookwas first published in 1965, it was praised for its realistic portrayal ofHarlem, and it continues to resonate generations later, not only because of itsfierce and dignified anger, but also because of its inspiring message.