Walter Lee's Bad Boy

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In the book Bad Boy, in chapter 5, on page 35, Walter talks about how the summer of 1947 was one eager anticipation for black people across the country. On page 35 Walter sates this “The summer of 1947 was one of eager anticipation for blacks across the country”. Walter talks about how Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby had been accepted into the major league baseball. On page 36, Walter tells us that when he wasn’t in school or church that he would play endless street games with friends under the watchful eyes of house wives. Walter talks about some people that entered his life, on page 37. Those people are his brother George and his dad, also named George. On page 42, Walter is at school, when it is his turn to read to the class. When he does

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