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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates wins the National Book Award

Ta-Nehisi Coates has won the National Book Award for Non-Fiction for his extended letter to his son, Between the World and Me. Coates' book is his deeply heartfelt and searing account of the African-American experience in the United States, told with passion and the keen ability to choose words and phrases that cut the reader to the core. Here are twelve words from Between the World and Me.
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