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Young Leon in Anne Moody's 'Coming of Age in Mississippi': Memories of his life shared by his daughter, Karena McClain
Copyright (c) 2019 by Roscoe Barnes III
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This blog post features an interview I had with Karena McClain, daughter of Arthur Leon Walker, who appears as Leon in Anne Moody's book, "Coming of Age in Mississippi." Leon was the boy who witnessed the shooting of his aunt Emma. She was shot in the foot by Wilbert. In this piecse, McClain shares a few memories about her father.