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To make the case for reparations for the toll of slavery, acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has offered forceful advocacy and a powerful data-driven argument. With his first novel, "The Water Dancer," he uses fiction to illuminate the Underground Railroad. Coates joins Jeffrey Brown to dis...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brown, Jeffrey, 1956- (Interviewer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Arlington, Virginia] : NewsHour Productions, 2023.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Coates, Ta-Nehisi > Interviews.
Coates, Ta-Nehisi. > Water dancer.
Coates, Ta-Nehisi.
Slavery > United States > History.
Slavery > United States > Public opinion.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Slavery.
Slavery > Public opinion.
United States.
interviews.
History.
Interviews.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television news programs.
Téléjournaux.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:To make the case for reparations for the toll of slavery, acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has offered forceful advocacy and a powerful data-driven argument. With his first novel, "The Water Dancer," he uses fiction to illuminate the Underground Railroad. Coates joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss the difference between history and myth, and his protagonist's superpower.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 27, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (6 minutes)
Playing Time:00:05:56