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Richard Wright – Black Boy

Richard Wright's passion for words is depicted in the first full-length documentary on the influential writer who changed the face of American literature.

Premiere Date

September 1, 1995

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

When asked, in 1945, why he wrote Black Boy, a harrowing account of his Southern childhood, Wright replied that he wanted to "give [his] tongue to the voiceless Negro boys." Fifty years later, Richard Wright's passion for words is depicted in the first full-length documentary on the influential writer who changed the face of American literature.