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Eight Men
First edition of Eight Men
AuthorRichard Wright
PublisherWorld Publishing Co.
Publication date
1961

"The Man Who Was Almost a Man," also known as "Almos' a Man," is a short story by Richard Wright. It was originally published in 1940 in Harper's Bazaar magazine,[1] and again in 1961 as part of Wright's compilation Eight Men. The story centers on Dave, a young African-American farm worker who is struggling to declare his identity in the atmosphere of the rural South. The story was adapted into a 1976 film starring LeVar Burton.[2][3]

  1. ^ Wright, Richard (January 1940). "Almos' a Man". Harper's Bazaar. Vol. 2732. pp. 40–41, 105–107.
  2. ^ Lee, Leslie (director) (1976). Richard Wright's Almos' a Man (VHS). Monterey Home Video.
  3. ^ "The Man Who Was Almost a Man". userweb.ucs.louisiana.edu. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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