In Richard Wright’s Black Boy, Wright describes the struggles of a young, African-American boy growing up in southern America in the early 1900’s. Due to the nature of the social commentary presented in the book, it is easy to attempt to make conjectures about how Wright would feel about life in modern day America. It is important to realize however, that because of the changing nature of American society, and the new face of opportunity, Wright would never feel the need to write a book titled Black…
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