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. . . . — — Map (db m288896) HM
Childhood home of noted American author Richard Wright, while he lived with grandparents Richard and Margaret Wilson in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Author of "Native Son" and "Black Boy", Wright was born outside Natchez in rural Adams County in 1908. . . . — — Map (db m170486) HM
Richard Nathaniel Wright was born in Roxie, near Natchez, in 1908.
In his youth, he suffered poverty, racism, and being shuffled between
an orphanage and the homes of relatives. In Jackson, he was
valedictorian of his class at Smith Robertson . . . — — Map (db m193094) HM
