Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Richard Wright 1908-1960

Poet, Author, Social Commentator, and Mississippian

— Literary Landmarks Register —

Richard Wright 1908-1960 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 24, 2025

1. Richard Wright 1908-1960 Marker

Inscription. The Richard Wright Exhibit Hall
Natchez Association for the Preservation of
African-American Culture Museum

This site is dedicated a Literary Landmark by Friends of Libraries U.S.A. October 23, 2008
Friends of the Judge George W. Armstrong Library
Friends of Mississippi Libraries
Mississippi Library Association
Mississippi Library Commission

Erected 2008 by Friends of Libraries U.S.A.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Literary Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 31° 33.658′ N, 91° 24.248′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and North Wall Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. The marker is located on the south side of the Natchez Museum of African American History & Culture. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Main Street, Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez

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It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "The Natchez Burning" (a few steps from this marker); Intersection of Main and Wall streets (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Bank of Mississippi (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Commercial Bank Building (about 300 feet away); Intersection of Main and North Pearl streets (about 400 feet away); Andrew Marschalk (about 400 feet away); Intersection of Main and Canal Streets (about 400 feet away); Adams County Confederate Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.

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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 24, 2025

2. Richard Wright 1908-1960 Marker

The marker is located on the left [west] side of the Natchez Museum of African American History & Culture entrance on Main Street.

are related to this marker. Richard Wright

Also see . . . Richard Nathaniel Wright (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries suffering discrimination and violence. His best known works include the novella collection Uncle Tom's Children (1938), the novel Native Son (1940), and the memoir Black Boy (1945). Literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.
Richard Nathaniel Wright was born on September 4, 1908, at Rucker's Plantation, between the train town of Roxie and the larger river city of Natchez, Mississippi. He was the son of Nathan Wright, a sharecropper, and Ella (Wilson), a schoolteacher. His parents were born free after the Civil War; both sets of his grandparents had been born into slavery and freed as a result of the war.

(Submitted on November 27, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Natchez Museum of African American History & Culture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 23, 2025

3. Natchez Museum of African American History & Culture

Looking north from Main Street. Formerly the Natchez U.S. Post Office. The marker is atop a pole on the left side of the entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.