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Richard Wright - Childhood Home (S32)

20 E. Woodlawn St., Natchez, MS, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 34' 0.4656", -91° 23' 24.72"
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Childhood home of noted American author Richard Wright, while he lived with grandparents Richard and Margaret Wilson in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Author of Native Son and Black Boy, Wright was born outside Natchez in rural Adams County in 1908. His lifelong quest for freedom led him to Paris, France, where he died in 1960.

Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00
   
     
 
Richard Wright - Childhood Home (S32) Historical Marker Location Map, Natchez, Mississippi