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New Books in African American Studies

Interviews with Scholars of African America about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

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Keith A. Mayes, "The Unteachables: Disability Rights and the Invention of Black Special Education" (U Minnesota Press, 2023)

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Kris Marsh, "The Love Jones Cohort: Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

Kris Marsh, "The Love Jones Cohort: Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

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