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Author Richard Wright: An American Son
Smithsonian Channel Presents Black History Month
English - February 03, 2012 17:00 - 1 minute - ★★★★ - 112 ratingsTV & Film african american aviation civil rights history leaders planes politics true stories culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Years before his book Native Son became a best seller, author Richard Wright experienced the hard times of the Great Depression and launched his literary career working on the WPA Writers' Project.