Claude Brown (1937–2002)
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- 1937-02-23
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- 2002-02-02
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- New York, New York, USA
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- Howard University
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How Claude Brown managed to escape the neighborhood, find a job, find his way to night school to earn his high school diploma, learn to play the piano, etc., seems miraculous to me. It was an era of lost lives and grim futures. Those few that managed to escape should be applauded, but for most, it seemed that escape wasn't ever an option. While not a recent book, it's still a worthwhile read, both for inner city youth, as well as for people raised in relative wealth who have trouble understanding the problems of life in the ghetto.
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