Fort Greene in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Richard N. Wright

Sept. 4, 1908 - Nov, 28, 1960

— 175 Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn —

Richard N. Wright Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 10, 2021

1. Richard N. Wright Marker

Inscription. Grandson of slaves and son of a sharecropper who abandoned him, Mississippi-born Wright moved to Chicago n 1927, and ten years later to New York. Here he befriended Ralph Ellison (Invisible Man), and became Harlem editor of the Daily Worker. From this house in 1938, he often went to Fort Greene Park to jot notes for his novel, Native Son (1940). In describing the theme the theme, Wright said: "Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as from a lack of bread." The novel, the first work of an African American author selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club, was adapted as a play directed by Orson Welles (1941). Among his other books are Uncle Tom's Children (1938) and Black Boy (1945). Wright and his family moved to Paris as expatriates in 1946; where he died in 1960, and was interred at Père Lachaise Cemetery.

Erected by Historic Landmarks Preservation Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 40° 41.543′ N, 73° 58.354′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New

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York, in Kings County. It is in Fort Greene. It is on Carlton Avenue 0.1 miles north of Willoughby Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 Carlton Ave, Brooklyn NY 11205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Feuchtwanger Stable (within shouting distance of this marker); American Elm (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Austrian Pine (about 500 feet away); Artillery Projectiles of the American Revolution (about 600 feet away); London Plane (about 600 feet away); Artillery of the American Revolution (about 600 feet away); African American Heroes of the American Revolution

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 10, 2021

2. Richard N. Wright Marker

(about 600 feet away); What is a Redoubt Anyway? (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.