Richard Wright 1945-1955 By RjSchmidt22 Jan 1, 1945 Richard Wright wrote the Black Boy Jan 1, 1945 FDR dies Jan 1, 1945 Hitler commits suicide Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Dec 31, 1955 RW Feb 7, 1945 Howard Hobson invents 3 point line in basketball Apr 12, 1945 Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd president of the U.S. Aug 6, 1945 U.S. bombs Hiroshima Jan 1, 1947 Richard Wright moved to Paris Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson is first African American to play pro baseball Jan 1, 1948 Discrimination was banned in armed forces Jan 30, 1948 Ghandi was assassinated Jan 1, 1949 Wrights second daughter Rachel was born Jan 1, 1949 Wright contributed to the anti-communist anthology "The God That Failed" Jan 1, 1950 Richard Wright starred in an Argentenian film Jun 25, 1950 Korean War begins Jan 1, 1951 Richard Wright wrote and essay called I Choose Excile Jun 25, 1951 Color TV introduced Jan 1, 1953 Richard Wright published The Outsider Jan 20, 1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes 34th pesident of the U.S. Feb 28, 1953 DNA was discovered Jan 1, 1954 Richard Wright published Savage Holiday Jan 1, 1954 Wright published Black Power May 17, 1954 Segregation ruled illegal in the U.S. Jan 1, 1955 Wright visited Indonesia for the Bandung Conference Jul 17, 1955 Disneyland opens Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up seat on bus
