{"product_id":"makes-me-wanna-holler-a-young-black-man-in-america-paperback","title":"Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNathan McCall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of our most visceral and important memoirs on race in America, this is the story of Nathan McCall, who began life as a smart kid in a close, protective family in a black working-class neighborhood. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet by the age of fifteen, McCall was packing a gun and embarking on a criminal career that five years later would land him in prison for armed robbery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these pages, McCall chronicles his passage from the street to the prison yard--and, later, to the newsrooms of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and ultimately to the faculty of Emory University. His story is at once devastating and inspiring, at once an indictment and an elegy. \u003ci\u003eMakes Me Wanna Holler\u003c\/i\u003e became an instant classic when it was first published in 1994 and it continues to bear witness to the great troubles--and the great hopes--of our nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e With a new afterword by the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathan McCall grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. He studied journalism at Norfolk State University after serving three years in prison, and went on to report for the \u003ci\u003eVirginian Pilot-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStar\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e before joining \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989. He is the author of a memoir, \u003ci\u003eMakes Me Wanna Holler\u003c\/i\u003e; an essay collection, \u003ci\u003eWhat's Going On\u003c\/i\u003e; and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThem\u003c\/i\u003e. McCall is currently is a senior lecturer in African American Studies at Emory University and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.08 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 29\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756921159968,"sku":"9780679740704","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3033b243220d6410c6c0e00b554ad1b5.webp?v=1780089261","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/makes-me-wanna-holler-a-young-black-man-in-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}