Isabel Wilkerson Talks About 'Caste'

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Isabel Wilkerson Talks About 'Caste'

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Aug 7, 2020

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Wilkerson describes the ideas about race in America that fuel her new book, and David Hill discusses “The Vapors.”

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Aug 7, 2020

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