Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion and Redemption

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Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption

Jerald Walker, Associate Professor of English, Bridgewater State College

Jerald Walker received his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he was a Teaching/Writing Fellow and James A. Michener Fellow, and he received his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies from The University of Iowa.
His works have appeared in numerous national and international publications, including The Missouri Review, The North American Review, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Mother Jones. His work has been widely anthologized in publications such as Best American Essays (2007 & 2009) Best African American Essays (2009 & 2010), America Now, The Writer's Presence, and Brothers: 26 Stories on Love and Rivalry. 
His most recent book, Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion and Redemption, was published in January 2010 (Bantam).

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