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The Man Who Was Almost a Man

shortsonline — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 02:42:45 +0000

Short Story by Richard Wright. Although old enough and strong enough to do a man’s work, a seventeen-year-old’s family and co-workers treat him like a boy. He buys a gun, believing that having one will win him the respect he deserves. Instead, a wayward shot destroys his life.

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The Man Who Lived Underground

shortsonline — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:44:35 +0000

Novella by Richard Wright. An innocent man is tortured by police into confessing to murder. He escapes and takes refuge in the sewers and basements of an unnamed city. As he struggles for survival, uncertainty and sensory deprivation cause him to lose touch with reality.

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Bright and Morning Star

shortsonline — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 04:33:51 +0000

Novella by Richard Wright. Hoping to overcome entrenched inequity and persecution, an African-American woman and her sons have embraced communism. When the woman and a son refuse to reveal the names of fellow communist cell members, the town sheriff and a white mob resort to deception, brutality, torture and murder.

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Big Black Good Man

shortsonline — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:58:06 +0000

Short Story by Richard Wright. An elderly man working the night desk at a seedy waterfront hotel is used to handling all kinds of rough customers. However, when the “biggest, strangest, and blackest” sailor he’d ever seen asks for a room, he is irrationally terrified.

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