Black boy

by Richard Wright

Published 9 July 1970
Wright's unforgettable and eloquent autobiography of growing up in the Jim Crow South offers an unsurpassed portrait of the struggles against the ingrained racism and poverty faced by African Americans.

Richard Wright's ""Native Son

by Richard Wright

Published 31 December 1988
The still controversial first novel by Richard Wright is examined in its entirety as part of this series. School Library Journal says . . . these titles fill a void: literary criticism for high school students.