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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: ‘Native Son’ Indicts Society

Posted on February 22, 2021 by lmharnisch

Richard Wright as Bigger Thomas in “Native Son.” Black writer Richard Wright chronicled racial and class prejudice in his intense, best-selling novel “Native Son” in 1940. The work remains a lightning rod, still timely and confrontational as well as profane, … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Watts

Posted on May 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

Note: The Watts riots are eight years away. As far as I can tell, The Times didn’t even cover this story. Email me Theresa Zeigler writes:After I read this story about the influx of Negroes and Hispanics in L.A. Country,  … Continue reading →

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