These two pieces relate quite distinctly to one another, and Richard
             Wright seems to be often echoing the same message as Omi and Winant are
             writing about. Omi and Winant attempt to define just what "race" is, and
             mention repeatedly that race, and how it is defined, has "varied
             tremendously over time and between different societies" (Omi and Winant
             13). Wright discusses his own personal experiences, and they quite
             remarkably echo just what Omi and Winant wrote about so academically.
             Wright does not have to define race, his entire story is about race, and
             the constant differences blacks faced in a white society. As he notes
             early in his account, "It was all right to throw cinders. The greatest
             harm a cinder could do was leave a bruise. But broken bottles were
             dangerous; they left you cut, bleeding, and helpless" (Wright 21). The
             "sociohistoric concept" of race in Wright's life was to change, just as Omi
             and Winant noted it would, but before it could change, Wright would have to
             face blatant discrimination and prejudice in his life, from his first job,
             to his education and eventual career as a writer. He learned very quickly,
             "When you are working for white folks, they said, you got to 'stay in your
             place' if you want to keep working" (Wright 24).
             Both pieces see race as a "sociohistorical concept," and Wright's
             life is a walking illustration of the history of black subjugation in
             America. Wright notes when he lived in an all black neighborhood, he felt
             more comfortable. "There were black churches and black preachers; there
             were black schools and black teachers; black groceries and black clerks.
             In fact, everything was so solidly black that for a long time I did not
             even think of white folks, save in remote and vague terms" (Wright 22).
             Unfortunately, the issue of race has always been one of difference and
             superiority. Those of one race look upon others as beneath...