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The Book Show #1700 - Robert Jones Jr.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published February 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM EST
Book cover for "The Prophets" By Robert Jones Jr.
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Robert Jones, Jr., creator of the Son of Baldwin online community, has written a debut novel, "The Prophets," about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. 
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