Autobiographical Information
-Richard Wright was born on September 4, 1908, in Roxie Mississippi
-Richard wrote his first story at the age of 16
-Richard's father was a sharecropper who left him and his family when he was 5 years old
-Richard wright was schooled in Jackson, Mississippi
-Richard only received an education until the 9th grade
-Richard worked a series of many jobs as a child yet delved into american literature during his free time
-In 1927, Richard left the South and moved to Chicago where he worked a a post office and swept streets
-Richard wright joined the Communist party in 1932
-In 1937, Richard wright moved to New York city in dreams of becoming a writer
-In 1938, Richard wright officially published his book Uncle Tom's Children, a collection of 4 stories that earned him a $500 prize from the story magazine.
-In 1945, Richard Wright published Black Boy, his own autobiography about living in the south as a child
-in 1946, Richard moved to Paris where he lived the rest of his life
-Richard Nathaniel Wright suffered a Heart attack on November 28, 1960 in Paris
-Richard Wright was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
-Richard wrote his first story at the age of 16
-Richard's father was a sharecropper who left him and his family when he was 5 years old
-Richard wright was schooled in Jackson, Mississippi
-Richard only received an education until the 9th grade
-Richard worked a series of many jobs as a child yet delved into american literature during his free time
-In 1927, Richard left the South and moved to Chicago where he worked a a post office and swept streets
-Richard wright joined the Communist party in 1932
-In 1937, Richard wright moved to New York city in dreams of becoming a writer
-In 1938, Richard wright officially published his book Uncle Tom's Children, a collection of 4 stories that earned him a $500 prize from the story magazine.
-In 1945, Richard Wright published Black Boy, his own autobiography about living in the south as a child
-in 1946, Richard moved to Paris where he lived the rest of his life
-Richard Nathaniel Wright suffered a Heart attack on November 28, 1960 in Paris
-Richard Wright was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris