Colson Whitehead Discusses Race and Inequality in America

Hosted by the Library of Congress

Two-time Fiction winner Colson Whitehead, author of "The Underground Railroad" and "The Nickel Boys," will speak with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in an event aired on the Library of Congress YouTube and Facebook pages.

The conversation will premiere at 7pm on July 16. 

The library announced this week that Whitehead would be awarded its Prize for American Fiction during this year's National Book Festival, scheduled for September 25-27.

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