Richard Wright

Richard Wright (1908-1960), full name Richard Nathaniel Wright, was a US writer, essayist, poet, dramatist and short story writer. He advocated racial tolerance and portrayed harsh realities of racism in his works. Native Son is one his famous novel.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Men can starve from a lack of self-realisation as much as they can from a lack of bread.

- Native Son

• Freedom belongs to the strong.

- Long Black Song

• The world changes, but men are always the same.

- The Outsider

• Am I African? What would my feelings be when I looked into the black face of the African, feeling that maybe his great-great-great-grandfather had sold my great-great-great-grandfather into slavery?

- On Visiting Africa

M F K Fisher