'The Beauty of Dusk' and life's calamitous challenges

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'Kin' and 'When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky' fictionalize the Jim Crow South

As we continue to celebrate the 250th birthday of the U.S., we’re revisiting author interviews on important books about American history. Today’s episode features two novels that fictionalize the Jim Crow South. Author Tayari Jones spoke with Weekend Edition’s Ayesha Rascoe about ...  Show more

Eddie Glaude on the tension at the center of America's milestone birthdays

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