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A 5 page essay that discusses the theme of violence, specifically lynching, plays in Black Boy, the autobiography of Richard Wright. The writer describes how senseless violence against blacks was utilized to maintain the status quo of white supremacy in American culture during the first half of the twentieth century. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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from acceptance of the social status quo to political awareness and rebellion. Throughout Wrights personal evolution, a theme that underscores his journey is the omnipresent threat of violence, which-at its
most extreme-is expressed in form of whites lynching blacks, which was a prominent feature of life during this period. Wright explains that it was a fact of life that
senseless violence could overtake a black man at any time, with a white mob taking the mans life. History verifies Wrights perception that violence against blacks occurred randomly and for
the flimsiest of rationalizations. For example, lynchings were known to occur simply because a black family painted their home (Ellison 61). This threat provided the background to Black existence and
Wright relates that he was always aware of the omnipresent hostility that white people bore them. The threat of irrational violence directed toward blacks hung over life to the extent
that this threat blended with the natural flow of life, as behavior was consistently tailored to avoid any direct expression of white hatred. Even though Wright, personally, had not ever
suffered any abuse from whites, the threat was all around him and colored existence to the point that he relates it was "as though I had been the victim of
a thousand lynchings" (Wright, 1993, p. 74). One of the many odd jobs that Wright utilized to try to help support is impoverished family was selling newspapers. However, he
sold a newspaper published in Chicago without first reading its content. A man stops him one day and draws Wrights attention to an article that passionately described lynching as an
excellent strategy to use in controlling Negroes. The man indicates that others had noticed Wright selling this Ku Klux Klan publication, but they did not speak to him about it
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