Question

An “autobiographical sketch” by this author describes a childhood fight when he and his friends threw cinders across railroad tracks at a group of boys who threw back broken bottles. In a story by this author, the mule Jenny is accidentally shot by the teenager (10[1]-5[1])Dave Saunders with the gun he just bought. After the protagonist of a story by this author (-5[1])shoots a man in self defense at a swimming pool, (-5[1])his friend Bobo is tarred (10[1])and feathered and (10[1])burned alive. (10[1])This author of “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” included the story “Big Boy Leaves Home” (10[1])in the collection Uncle (10[1])Tom’s Children. (10[3]-5[1])A protagonist (10[1])created by this author is defended by the lawyer Boris Max (10[1])after murdering his girlfriend Bessie. For 10 points, (10[1])name this author who created Bigger Thomas (-5[1])for the novel (10[1])Native Son. (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[4])

ANSWER: Richard Wright [or Richard Nathaniel Wright] (The first clue is about “The Ethics of Living Jim Crow.”)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)UNC A (Grad)4410
Joel MilesMinnesota BMinnesota C44-5
Natan HoltzmanStanford BBerkeley B61-5
Connor Mayers (UG)Maryland A (Grad)UNC C (UG)71-5
Eshan Pant (DII)NYU AColumbia A7610
Omer KeskinOxford AImperial A7910
Kevin ParkClaremont ATexas A8110
Tim MorrisonStanford ABerkeley A9810
Raymond WangCornell ARIT B10210
Julian BushlowCornell CBinghamton104-5
Joshua Schmidt (DII)Liberty B (DII)GWU A (UG)10410
Bryan UgazArizona StateIowa State10410
Ethan Furman (DII)HaverfordVassar10410
Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)UNC B (UG)10610
Andy DurhamStanford CBerkeley C11710
Ivan Stanisavljevic (DII)Duke A (UG)UNC D (DII)12510
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)GWU B (Grad)132-5
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BStanford B13510
Kristy Lau (DII)Virginia B (UG)William & Mary A (UG)13710
Bianca Van ZileBinghamtonCornell C13810
Rosa XiaCornell BRIT A13810
Aleks Kozlowski (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)JMU A (UG)13810
Logan Mitchell (UG)JMU B (UG)Liberty C (DII)1380
Abby Keith (DII)Liberty C (DII)JMU B (UG)1380
Emily Bussa (UG)Maryland B (UG)Maryland C (DII)13810
Annie Goodman (Grad)GWU B (Grad)Virginia C (UG)1380
Alexa NoyesMinnesota CMinnesota B1380