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Richard Wright's Relationship with Cold War Propagandists
This chapter explores Richard Wright's writings on US racism and how it made him a target of attacks, but also highlighted his status as the most famous black anti-communist writer in the world. It discusses his essay 'I Tried to be a Communist', his collaboration with the US government, and his clash with James Baldwin for freedom.