Manchild in the Promised Land Summary

Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown Born in 1937 in Harlem, New York, Claude Brown spent his childhood "roaming the streets with junkies, whores, pimps, hustlers, the `mean cats' and the ... Read more

Critical Essay by Eliot Fremont-smith The scene [in "Manchild in the Promised Land"] is Harlem, the street, the trap, and the first word of Mr. Brown's narrative is the imperativ... Read more

Critical Essay by Chris Smith Eleven years ago Claude Brown published an autobiographical masterpiece, Manchild in the Promised Land. It poignantly told white America what it meant to grow up in the ... Read more

Critical Essay by Romulus Linney Claude Brown's "Manchild in the Promised Land" is the autobiography of a young man who grew up in Harlem. It is a Pilgrim's Progress throu... Read more

Critical Essay by George Dennison Claude Brown's story of growing up in Harlem deals at great length with juvenile crime, the life in the streets, poverty, the curtailment of schooling, change... Read more

Critical Essay by Ishmael Reed In case you haven't heard, scag is another name for heroin. Substitute the word devil for scag and The Children of Ham, Claude Brown's first book since Ma... Read more