I Tested Claude Brown’s ‘Manchild In The Promised Land’ and Here’s Why It’s a Must-Read Memoir
I vividly remember the first time I picked up Claude Brown’s groundbreaking novel, “Manchild in the Promised Land.” As a young reader, I was immediately drawn into the gritty and raw world of Harlem in the 1940s and 50s. Brown’s powerful storytelling and honest portrayal of his own experiences growing up in the streets of…