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Oct 1, 1997 · Richard Wright and the Library Card. William Miller, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) 4.24. 592 ratings97 reviews. As a young black man in the segregated South of the 1920s, Wright was hungry to explore new worlds through books, but was forbidden from borrowing them from the library.
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Oct 1, 1997 · by William Miller (Author), R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) 4.8 56 ratings. See all formats and editions. This is the true story of the renowned African American author Richard Wright and his determination to borrow books from the public library that turned him away because of his color.
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- William Miller, Gregory Christie
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- Lee & Low Books
An inspirational story for children of all backgrounds, Richard Wright and the Library Card shares a poignant turning point in the life of a young man who became one of this country's most brilliant writers, the author of Native Son and Black Boy.
Richard Wright And The Library Card is a fictionalized account of a scene from Wright’s autobiography, Black Boy, published in 1945. Richard Nathaniel Wright was born in 1908 near Natchez, Mississippi. Racial segregation was then legal in many parts of the South, and Jim Crow laws assured the separation of races in many public places.
As a young black man in the segregated South of the 1920s, author Richard Wright was hungry to explore new worlds through books, but was forbidden from borrowing them from the library. This book tells of his love of reading, and how his unwavering perseverance, along with the help of a co-worker, came together to make Richard's dream a reality.
Sep 1, 2011 · Richard Wright and the library card. by. Miller, William; Christie, Gregory. Publication date. 2000. Topics. Wright, Richard, 1908-1960, Discrimination in education, African American authors, Books and reading, Libraries. Publisher. New York : Lee & Low ; London : Turnaround.
Age Level. 9-12. Product Description: Richard Wright and the Library Card shares a poignant turning point in the life of a young man who became one of this country’s most brilliant writers, the author of Native Son and Black Boy.
