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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])Dave Saunders with the gun he just bought. After the protagonist of a story by this author shoots a man in self defense at a swimming pool, (-5[1])his friend Bobo is tarred and feathered and burned alive. This author of “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” included the story “Big Boy Leaves Home” in the collection Uncle Tom’s Children. (10[1])A protagonist (10[1])created by this author is defended by the lawyer Boris Max after murdering his girlfriend Bessie. For 10 points, (10[1])name this author who created Bigger Thomas (-5[1])for the novel Native Son. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[3])

ANSWER: Richard Wright [or Richard Nathaniel Wright] (The first clue is about “The Ethics of Living Jim Crow.”)
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Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)UNC A (Grad)4410
Connor Mayers (UG)Maryland A (Grad)UNC C (UG)71-5
Joshua Schmidt (DII)Liberty B (DII)GWU A (UG)10410
Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)UNC B (UG)10610
Ivan Stanisavljevic (DII)Duke A (UG)UNC D (DII)12510
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)GWU B (Grad)132-5
Kristy Lau (DII)Virginia B (UG)William & Mary A (UG)13710
Annie Goodman (Grad)GWU B (Grad)Virginia C (UG)1380
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Abby Keith (DII)Liberty C (DII)JMU B (UG)1380
Emily Bussa (UG)Maryland B (UG)Maryland C (DII)13810
Aleks Kozlowski (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)JMU A (UG)13810