Native Son

Richard Wright wrote a very good novel about racial discrimination and the hardships for colored people during segregation times etc. Written in 1940, Wright (a black author)decided to express his feelings towards the world whether they would accept it or not, and became very controversial because a black man actually wrote whats happening in real life, and making the white people aware of their faults. Bigger Thomas is the protagonist of the story and is sentenced to the death penalty because he was accused of raping and killing a white woman. When you are reading the book, you will have new perspectives about this cruel situation and with Wright's great writing, you will feel as if you are right there with Bigger the entire journey until his death.