Description: To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words Author: Hansberry, Lorraine; Nemiroff, Robert (Editor); Baldwin, James (Writer of introduction) Title: To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words Publication: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1969 Edition: First edition, and presumed later impression Description: Hardcover. xxii, 266 pages: illustrations, portraits; 23 cm. Jacket fairly worn. Overall a very good to vg(-) copy in a good to good(-) jacket now in archival mylar. Please refer to accompanying photos. Contents: Introduction. "Sweet Lorraine" / by James Baldwin. Foreword / by Rombert Nemiroff. Prologue. Measure him right, child. Chicago: Southside summers. Sarah, I kin read. White fur in the middle of the Depression. Queen of the Ethiopes. Wisconsin: of vikings and Congo drums. Take away our hearts o' stone. New York: Baby, you could be Jesus in drag. I am a writer. I am going to write. Curtain going up at eight. A slight sense of justification for being. The human race concerns me. What use are flowers?. Croton-on-Hudson: will work or perish. A matter of nature in imperfection. The bulwark of the Republic. There are no simple men. The bridge across the chasm. These thousand nameless faceless vapors. You're tough, Mavis Parodus. Do I remain a revolutionary?. To be young, gifted and Black. Before tis done. Postcript. Some background on the book and a note on the stage play To be young, gifted and Black. Notes: "To be young, gifted and Black, a tapestry woven of selections from Lorraine Hansberry's published and unpublished works, is a major statement of the Black experience in America."--Dust jacket flap. Seller ID: 102964 Subject: Black Studies BIBLIOPE by CALVELLO BOOKS Fine & Unusual Books, Art & Collectibles. Since 1987. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 86 USD
Location: Oakland, California
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Author: Hansberry, Lorraine; Nemiroff, Robert (Editor); Baldwin, James
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Year Printed: 1969
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
