Richard Wright
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Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28,1960) was an African-American author of powerful, sometimes controversialnovel, short stories and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerned racial themes. His work helped redefine discussions of race relations in America in the mid-20th century.
Wright, the grandson of former slaves, was born on the Rucker plantation in Adams County, Mississippi, just outside of Natchez.
His family soon moved to Memphis, Tennessee. While in...
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