Richard Wright (author)
Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author best known for his novels that talk about the discrimination and violence experienced by many African Americans of the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. Literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.[1]
Richard Wright | |
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| Wright in a 1939 photograph by Carl Van Vechten Wright in a 1939 photograph by Carl Van Vechten | |
| Born | Richard Nathaniel Wright September 4, 1908 Plantation, Roxie, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1960 (aged 52) Paris, France |
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| Period | 1938–60 |
| Genre | Drama, fiction, non-fiction, autobiography |
| Notable works | Uncle Tom's Children, Native Son, Black Boy, The Outsider |
| Spouses | Dhimah Rose Meidman
(m. 1939; div. 1940)Ellen Poplar
(m. 1941) |
| Children | 2 |
Richard Wright (author) Media
A historic marker in Natchez, Mississippi, commemorating Wright, who was born near the city
Canada Lee as Bigger Thomas in the Orson Welles production of Native Son (1941)
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Plaque commemorating Wright's residence in Paris, at 14, rue Monsieur le Prince.
- Père-Lachaise - Division 87 - Columbarium - Octobre 2015 - 11.jpg
Wright's grave in Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
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Banned Books Week reading of Black Boy at Shimer College in 2013
Related pages
References
- ↑ Alan Wald, "On Richard Wright's Centennial: The Great Outsider" Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine, Solidarity.
Other websites
- The story of his life is retold in the radio drama "Black Boy", a presentation from Destination Freedom
