Native Son

Native Son is a 1940 novel by Richard Wright, focusing on the circumstances and societal problems that lead young black man Bigger Thomas into accidental murder. The book is considered significant as an early exploration of the systemic issues imposed on African Americans. 
Orson Welles directed a 1941 stage version, while author Wright played Bigger Thomas in a 1952 film adaptation, produced in Argentina.
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* Native Grouch is one of the many Grouch classics in Oscar's trash can library, as seen in the 2002 storybook What's in Oscar's Trash Can?
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