Richard Wright
Novelist, Author
1908 – 1960
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Who was Richard Wright?
Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially those involving the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. His work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.
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- Born
- Sep 4, 1908
Roxie - Also known as
- Richard Nathaniel Wright
- Religion
- Agnosticism
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- France
- Profession
- Education
- Lanier High School
- Lived in
- Mississippi
- Paris
( - 1960/11/28)
- Died
- Nov 28, 1960
Paris - Resting place
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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