Native Son

by Richard Wright

Current Events & Pop Culture

Available to teachers only as part of the Teaching Native Son Teacher Pass

Teaching Native Son Teacher Pass includes:

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Current Events & Pop Culture articles
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Related Readings in Literature & History

Sample of Current Events & Pop Culture

PBS Shoutout

We love PBS, and they have a number of references and shoutouts to Native Son on site. Our personal fave is "10 Black Authors Everyone Should Read"—Wright gets the #1 spot, but you can use the engaging listicle to tip students off to Octavia Butler and James Baldwin, too.