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Jesmyn Ward Reads From Her Memoir 'Men We Reaped'

Season 1 Episode 3 | 2m 13s

Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward is from DeLisle, Mississippi, also known as "Wolftown." Ward wrote her memoir "Men We Reaped," in memory of her late brother and four of her friends. She laments the erasure of her ancestors and culture.

Jesmyn Ward Reads From Her Memoir 'Men We Reaped'
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