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In Honor of Richard Wright’s BLACK BOY (1945)

February 4, 2015

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admin "In Honor of Richard Wright’s BLACK BOY (1945)." History of Black Writing, 4 Feb. 2015, https://hbw.ku.edu/blog/honor-richard-wrights-black-boy-1945. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

"Cover of the book 'Black Boy' by Richard Wright" Today, the HBW Blog is pleased to share a haiku by Julia and Malcolm Wright, Richard Wright’s daughter and grandson, in honor of the 70th anniversary of Richard Wright’s Black Boy (1945).

black boy blues birthday

seventy years of feeding

the seeds of his hope

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In Honor of Richard Wright’s BLACK BOY (1945)