Richard Wright 1908-1960

Bigging up another important Black man in American History in honor of Black History Month.

Today we are gonna holla at Richard Wright, who is the author of the autobiographical “Black Boy,” which was the first book that I ever read from cover to cover in my entire life. I was fourteen years old, and I thought the book was really good.

Mr. Wright was born in the South as the grandson of a slave, but spent a few years as a Chicagoan in the late twenties and early thirties before moving to New York.

Mr. Wright was blacklisted by Hollywood for his involvement with the John Reed Clubs and the Communist Party, per Wikipedia.

When its all said and done, I personally like Richard Wright and a lotta Black author’s life stories because it gives a first hand look into one’s experiences growing up and dealing with racism. It’s important that we don’t forget where this country has come from, so we can continue to move forward.

Besides “Black Boy,” Mr. Wright wrote many notable short stories, essays, and both fiction and non-fiction works during his lifetime. Some notable titles are “Native Son,” “Uncle Tom’s Children,” “The Ethics Of Living Jim Crow: An Autobiographical Sketch,” and “American Hunger.”