Richard Wright Immortalized on Postage
First-Day-of-Issue Ceremony in Chicago
“To tell the truth is the hardest thing on earth, harder than fighting in a war, harder than taking part in a revolution.”
Richard Wright, 1944
"Making the (Richard) Wright Connection" Teaching Institute Funded
Teachers interested in participating in Making the Wright Connection should download the following.
Institute Information | Application Information
Dear Friends:
We are pleased to announce that the University of Kansas and the Project on the History of Black Writing were awarded a $200,000 grant in support of the Making the (Richard) Wright Connection: Reading Native Son, Black Boy and Uncle Tom's Children from the National Endowment for the Humanities. In addition, the project is honored to be designated as a National Endowment for the Humanities "We the People" project, an initiative that is designed to encourage and strengthen the teaching, study, and the understanding of American history and culture.
Making the Wright Connection is a fifteen month program that follows the centennial of Richard Wright's birth and the many national and international celebrations commemorating his work in 2008. By incorporating both onsite and distance learning components, Making the Wright Connection will provide educational resources and professional training to secondary teachers interested in exploring the works of Richard Wright. The project will include a two-week institute and subsequent virtual institutes using the latest technology.
The institute will be held from July 11-24, 2010 on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, KS.
Secondary teachers interested in participating in the Institute will find APPLICATIONS HERE soon.
The Wright Connection: Reading Native Son, Black Boy and Uncle Tom's Children
The Project on the History of Black Writing
University of Kansas
1445 Jayhawk Blvd Room 3114
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
(785) 864-2565
Please check back regularly for updated news about The Wright Connection.
More information about the "We the People" projects can be found at http://www.wethepeople.gov/ .