Ta-Nahisi Coates: "People Were Not Slaves, They Were Enslaved" | Zeitgeist 2019
January 24, 2020
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<p>In this episode, editor-in-Chief of HuffPost Lydia Polgreen interviews journalist and novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates on the enduring legacy of slavery in the US and the inspiration for his new book, The Water Dancer.</p> <p>One of America's most prolific writers on race and culture, Ta-Nehisi Coates just debuted his first novel, The Water Dancer. Already #1 on the NYT Best-seller list, The Water Dancer follows the life of a young boy who was born into slavery. Earlier this year, Coates lobbied congress on the case for reparations. In 2015 he won the National Book Award for Nonfiction and received a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation. He has also authored Black Panther graphic novel series.</p> <p>To watch the video of this talk, please visit <a href="http://youtube.com/googlezeitgeist">youtube.com/googlezeitgeist</a>. </p>
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