Deborah Plant on BARRACOON

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Deborah Plant on BARRACOON

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May 3, 2018

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Kim Racon calls Dr. Deborah Plant, African American literature and Africana Studies scholar, to talk about the forthcoming publication of Zora Neale Hurston's BARRACOON. Learn more: https://www.harperacademic.com/book/9780062748201/barracoon.

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May 3, 2018

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