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McBride reflects on Harper Lee's subtle activism and the role of writers in civil rights
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The Pulitzer Prize winning author discusses the impact of Harper Lee's characters
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Edgar Allan Poe's only novel was not well received and is still debated today.
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Sidney Poitier, Lloyd Richard and Ruby Dee reflect on casting for "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Lorraine Hansberry encourages young writers to represent their community in their work.
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Learn about the process that led Lorraine Hansberry to write her groundbreaking play.
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Explore the magical world Ursula K. Le Guin created in fantasy novel A Wizard of Earthsea.
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Watch the acceptance speech that shook the literary world.
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Toni Morrison tells the story of going to Stockholm to accept the Nobel Prize.
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Director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders talks about how he first met Toni Morrison.
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Baltimore-based Pastry Chef Duff Goldman shares his first James Beard memory.
