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This Day in Black History: Nov. 28, 1960

Author Richard Wright passes away at 52.

Author Richard Wright, died in Paris at the age of 52. He famously penned novels such as Native Son, Black Boy and Uncle Tom’s Children, which centered on the inherent injustices of the Jim Crow-era.

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