The Man Who Cried I Am

TitleThe Man Who Cried I Am
Year for Search1967
AuthorsWilliams, John A[lfred](1925-2015)
Date Published1967
PublisherLittle, Brown and Co.
Place PublishedBoston, MA
KeywordsAfrican American author, Male author
Annotation

Commentary on the racial situation in the U.S. in the form of a fictionalized biography of the writer Richard Wright (1908-60) plus the fictional Central Intelligence Agency plan called the King Alfred Plan for future control of African Americans by cordoning them off from the rest of the country. Many African Americans came to believe in the reality of the plan, which mirrored some actual proposals.

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Author Note

African American author (1925-2015).

Full Text

1967 Williams, John A[lfred] (1925-2015). The Man Who Cried I Am. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Co. UK ed. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1968. MoU-St

Commentary on the racial situation in the U.S. in the form of a fictionalized biography of the writer Richard Wright (1908-60) plus the fictional Central Intelligence Agency plan called the King Alfred Plan for future control of African Americans by cordoning them off from the rest of the country. Many African Americans came to believe in the reality of the plan, which mirrored some actual proposals. African American author.