Conversations with Jerry W. Ward Jr. Patricia L. (Louise) Scharer For a large share of

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Conversations with Jerry W. Ward Jr. Patricia L. (Louise) Scharer For a large share ofJerry W. Ward Jr. (b. 1943) has published nonfiction, literary criticism, encyclopedias, anthologies, and poetry. Ward is also a highly respected scholar with a specialty in African American literature and has been recognized internationally as one of the leading experts on Richard Wright. Ward was Lawrence Durgin Professor of Literature at Tougaloo College, served as a member of both the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Mississippi Advisory