Social Class In Richard Wright's Black Boy

In Black Boy, an autobiography written by Richard Wright, Wright describes himself growing up as a young African American boy growing up in the South in the 1940’s. While growing up, Richard experienced a lot of racism, beating and the Jim Crow Laws. This may not seem difficult to grow up with, but as an African American, it was hard. Many would treat Richard differently and Richard did not have the same opportunities that the White Americans had. But looking at the world today, opportunites have a come a long way. If Wright were writing an autobiography titled Black Boy(today in 2017), about a black boy growing up in the United States, he would write about the changes throughout the years in education, the rates of employment and unemployment and what has Obama done for African Americans. If Richard was writing another autobiography today, Richard would write about

In “Education Is Not Great Equalizer for Black Americans” written by Seth Wessler, Wessler Claims that Gaps in wealth, not in education, between black and white families may be the most powerful force locking Americans in their social class. Wessler supports this claim my first stating that the American Dream should not be worried about having an education and a good job, which will define people in a class. Many high class people do not have a good education, but they are still up there. Richard would be depressed when reading this because while growing up, Richard loved to read and dreamed of having an education. Which today, could put him in the lower class. Wessler mentions that many private schools are changing their tuition prices for different races. The White Americans will obviously be paying less and by saving more, it will allow their family to go up in the money social class. And the African American student who would like