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Congratulations to Jerald Walker (UI English BA 1993), whose book How to Make a Slave and Other Essays was named a 2020 National Book Awards finalist!

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-2020-national-book-award…
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