Jesmyn Ward Writes Memoir of Loss, Larger Forces
Clip: 9/20/2013 | 5m 31s
Facing an 'Epidemic' of Death, Jesmyn Ward Writes Memoir of Loss, Larger Forces
In the space of four years, writer Jesmyn Ward endured the loss of five friends and family members -- all black men from rural Mississippi. In her new memoir, "Men We Reaped," she sets out to understand why. Ward talks to Jeffrey Brown about some of the institutional forces, coupled with personal choices, behind their deaths.
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Jesmyn Ward Writes Memoir of Loss, Larger Forces
Clip: 9/20/2013 | 5m 31s
In the space of four years, writer Jesmyn Ward endured the loss of five friends and family members -- all black men from rural Mississippi. In her new memoir, "Men We Reaped," she sets out to understand why. Ward talks to Jeffrey Brown about some of the institutional forces, coupled with personal choices, behind their deaths.
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