1 0 3 rd ▁Street ▁Rh ythm ▁Band ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁It ▁covers ▁his ▁early ▁years , ▁batt ling ▁hard ship ▁and ▁rac ism ▁in ▁America ' s ▁South ▁through ▁to ▁his ▁future ▁in ▁music . ▁ ▁Background ▁T old ▁in ▁Wright ' s ▁own ▁style , ▁it ▁tells ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁boy ▁from ▁a ▁large ▁family ▁that ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁cot ton ▁plant ation ▁that ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁cruel ▁share cro pper . ▁It ▁covers ▁his ▁child hood ▁years ▁through ▁to ▁his ▁finding ▁fame ▁as ▁a ▁music ian . ▁▁ ▁It ▁gives ▁an ▁int imate ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁family ' s ▁life ▁and ▁their ▁struggle ▁and ▁having ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁rac ism . ▁It ▁tells ▁what ▁it ▁was ▁like ▁for ▁a ▁black ▁family ▁in ▁Clark sd ale , ▁Mississippi , ▁who ▁share cro ppers ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁It ▁also ▁follows ▁his ▁move ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁his ▁musical ▁future . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁edited ▁by ▁Scott ▁Gall ow ay ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁A ▁Mill ion ▁$ ▁W orth ▁of ▁Mem ories ▁Records . ▁ ▁App ear ances ▁and ▁reviews ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Wright ▁appeared ▁at ▁LA ' s ▁South west ▁College ▁Black ▁History ▁Month ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁his ▁book . ▁He ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁A aron ▁Robinson ▁for ▁Cons cious ness ▁Magazine ▁where ▁Robinson ▁asked ▁him ▁about