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were set out as possibly falling within the viclation of the sedition statate, s brief review of this beok does act inticate thet any ether portion of the nova) is ef an sedition nature. fran Million Black Veleas" is « fictitious stery ef the social conditions of the Negro in the United States from the first slave days to the present in ahlch he discusses the progress ef the Hegro. WRIGHT wes also the author of the popular novel tive Son” and when questioned by uriters and critics why be crested gach s charecter as "Bigger", be explained seme in an article which ws poblished in "The Saturday Review? ef June 1, 1940, page 18, He die eussed pro and eon what prompted bin to urite such 8 novel and to ereste guch s character as "Bigger” from which, auong other things, is taken the following excerpt: Fa’nother thought kept ms from eriting. What would wy own white and black comrades is the Commnist Party say." From wach a published statement, one would assume WHIGHT to be a mesber of the Party er at least a fellow traveller, The American-Journal, New York daily newspaper ef February 15, 193 estates that RICHARD WRIGHT was eo former reporter on the Daily Worker. URIGHT's picture appears in the “Hegroes and the War", pudlished and distributed by the Office of Her Information, The files of the New York office ala refleet that RICHARD WRIOHT's name appears on the “Committes to Free Earl Browler", which list eas published in the People's Foice, a New Tork Negro weekly mewspaper ieseved March 21, 1942. ' y: 1942 BRIGHT’ s ame a on ttee to Seve Refugees, °&) I and on Septenber 18, 1942 was listed as one of the of. of the League of American Briters, advocating @ second front in Burope,