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wright in a 1939 photograph by carl van vechten 28 november 1960 paris , france plantation , roxie , mississippi , u.s. american , french '' son '' , '' black boy '' , '' the uncle outsider '' tom 's children '' , '' native 4 september 1908 drama , fiction , non-fiction , autobiography richard wright.jpg richard wright -lrb- author -rrb-
 richard nathaniel wright novelist , poet , essayist , short story writer
richard wright -lrb- author -rrb-

richard nathaniel wright -lrb- september 4 , 1908 -- november 28 , 1960 -rrb- was an american author of sometimes controversial novels , short stories , poems , and non-fiction .
much of his literature concerns racial themes , especially those involving the plight of african americans during the late 19th to mid-20th centuries .
literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the united states in the mid-20th century .
