Happy Birthday, Richard Wright

Richard Wright, the first African-American man to make a living as an author, is known for landmark books like "Native Son" and "Black Boy." Early Days Richard Wright was born near Natchez, Mississippi, on ...

[sherianna]

i love this article and it is cool

[Whatswrong]

An EXCELLENT writer!

[Nicoley]

Native Son is one of my favorite books!

[Whatswrong]

Native Son is a good book. So is Black Boy.

[spikewebbe]

Great author; The Outsider is one of my favorite books.

[Mark Twain]

I was forced to read this crap as a Frosh in college during the 70's. The fag history teacher also had a hot wife that he used as his secretary. No matter who you were if you acted interested she and the prof would invite you over for dinner.
As a mulatto I was especially interesting.

Then I graduated and got a job where nothing was given to me. I got where I was because I worked hard and was smart.

I hate the blacks today because they want it handed to them.

[Janet]

I need to get with it and read some of Wright's work.

[Nicoley]

Janet wrote:

I need to get with it and read some of Wright's work.

He is a literary genius-get on it.