‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ Tackles Legacy of Racial Injustice
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A conversation with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward.
Mississippi’s long-running literary tradition includes renowned names like William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and Richard Wright. Add to that list the only woman to win the National Book Award twice: Gulf Coast native Jesmyn Ward.
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‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ Tackles Legacy of Racial Injustice
Clip: 5/14/2018 | 9m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Mississippi’s long-running literary tradition includes renowned names like William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and Richard Wright. Add to that list the only woman to win the National Book Award twice: Gulf Coast native Jesmyn Ward.
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