They hate because they fear, and they fear because they feel that the deepest feelings of their lives are being assaulted and outraged. And they do not know why; they are powerless pawns in a blind play of social forces.
Richard WrightAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: american
- Born: September 4, 1908
- Died: November 28, 1960
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