Richard Wright and the Library Card Cover:Paperback “Disorientation is so honest

“Disorientation is so honest

…and the adventures you love (especially birthdays and bikes

In his introduction to Handbook for Boys

from whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race

How can she possibly keep it secret

Richard Wright and the Library Card Cover:Paperback “Disorientation is so honestThis is the true story of the renowned African American author Richard Wright and his determination to borrow books from the public library that turned him away because of his color. As a young black man in the segregated South of the 1920s, Wright was hungry to explore new worlds through books, but was forbidden from borrowing them from the library. This touching account tells of his love of reading, and how his unwavering perseverance, along with