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Isabel Wilkerson on America's Obsession With the Term "Race"

Oprah Winfrey says Isabel Wilkerson's book "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" is a game-changer and the most important volume she's ever chosen for her book club. Wilkerson was the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism. Her latest book calls out America's obsession with the term "race."

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