Novelist Richard Wright, author of 'Native Son' and 'Black Boy,' dies in Paris at age 52.
At a Glance
- Date
- 28 November 1960
- Location
- Paris, France
- Key people
- Richard Wright
- Category
- Arts & Literature
- Source
- Native Son (1940); Black Boy (1945) · Library of Congress
What It Meant Then
His unflinching work exposed the realities of racism to a mass readership.
What It Means Now
Wright remains one of the most influential Black writers of the 20th century.
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