Richard Wright grew up black in the segregated South, excelling in school despite frequent interruptions. It's said that Wright borrowed books from a white library in Memphis by claiming to be assisting a white man.
His first published story came in his teen years, The story itself is lost to history, but the title is now being used for a multimedia theatrical presentation, a "blues poetry opera" based upon Wright's work.
It is the focus of this month's edition of The Keenest Observers, hosted by Robert Goodwin. Rob's guest is , who created the piece and performs in it. We get a sense of the range of materials that come together to tell a story of Black experience.