A Study Of Black Consciousness And Racism In Richard Wrights Native Son And Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man

The twentieth century American literary scene is characterized by the emergence of black writers who are concerned with creating what is called "Black Consciousness".  This concept became a form of literary expression associated with the Afro-American movement whose concern was for the discovery of the meaning of black man's experience. Black, consciousness has to do with the revolutionary consciousness which occupies most Afro-American writing. This concept places emphasis on the Afro-American search for self-esteem in a hostile social environment and the search for a language to affirm a "bl…