ClassicNotes: Black Boy
Summary and analysis; biography, message board, and background information.
FBI - Freedom of Information Act - Richard Nathani
169 pages (in two parts) of the FBI's reports on Richard Wright, released under the Freedom of Information Act in 1999.
Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation
Aiming to nurture writers of African descent; looks at his literary legacy.
Jerry Jazz Musician: Hazel Rowley
Interview with the author of "Richard Wright: The Life and Times"l MP3 download of Wright's Blues collaboration with Paul Robeson.
Modern American Poetry: Richard Wright
Explores Richard Wright's poetry in the context of his life. Also includes a bibliography of his poems, and discusses the critical reception to his work.
Richard Wright - Black Boy
In-depth look at the "influential and infamous" African-American author. Site includes information on new documentary on the writer, a chronology of Wright's life, interviews, and a select bibliography.
The Mississippi Writers Page: Richard Wright
Offers a brief profile, bibliography.
The Spectacle of Glory
Focuses on Richard Wright's communism and revolutionary poetry.
To Make a Self: Existentialist Themes in Richard W
A brief discussion of Wright's autobiography by Patrick Paul Christle.
Wright: Native Son
A general overview of Wright's life and work. Includes information on his essays, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, as well as a short biography.