Richard Wright was born on a Mississippi plantation and was the son of a farm worker. His life was marked by poverty, hunger, and racial prejudice. These experiences he put into his writings.
'Uncle Tom's Children', 'Native Son', and 'Black Boy' are just a few of Richard Wright's writings that paved the way for African American writers to express freely their experiences.
In the words of biographer Robert Felger,
"Richard Wright is the very first writer to give the white community explanations and themes, that cut through it's prejudices and forced it to look at the reality of black life in America."
"Richard Wright is the very first writer to give the white community explanations and themes, that cut through it's prejudices and forced it to look at the reality of black life in America."
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