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The Childhood, Education and Achievements of Richard Wright Richard Wright was the son of an illiterate sharecropper. He was brought up in a dysfunctional home where he suffered poverty and abandonment. He became an essential figure in the development of African American literature, and has been called one of the most powerful writers of the twentieth century. Although Richard Wright experienced a poverty-stricken childhood, he managed to gain a partial education and finally, achieved recognition …showed first 75 words of 1265 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1265 total…Black Boy, continue to be used in high school and colleges throughout America. He has influenced many upcoming writers, as well as many upcoming African-Americans. Bibliography Works Cited Clarke, John. “Richard Wright- Black Boy.” Independent Television Service (ITVS). Online, Internet. 4 Feb. 2000. Wertham, Frederic. Psychoanalysis and Literature. New York: Dutlon, 1964. Margolies, Edward. A Critical Study of 20th Century Negro American Authors. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1968. Kinnamon, Keneth. A Study in Literature and Society. Urbana: University of Illinois, 1972. 118-152.