Black Boy

Black Boy
One main point of the United States Constitution was missing from the
Jim Crow South: equality. The Constitution clearly states that "all
men are created equal," but in the Jim Crow era blacks were
continuously persecuted for something that would be acceptable in
today's society. In the early 20th century the South was a place of
racial prejudice, discrimination, and hate; blacks could be punished
for simply looking at a white person in the wrong manner. Punishments
included arrest, beating, even lychings were a common part of the age.
This is how life was while Richard Wright was growing up; but in his
autobiography Black Boy we learn that despite his being a black boy in
the Jim Crow South, born on a Mississippi plantation, he is eventually
able to achieve success. Although independence was a crucial factor
that enabled Richard Wright to succeed, his rebelliousness,
intelligence, and perseverance were also important contributing
factors.

Richard Wright...