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Author Dolen Perkins-Valdez discusses her new novel 'Happy Land'

Author Dolen Perkins-Valdez discusses her new novel 'Happy Land'

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her novel "Happy Land." The book is inspired by the true story of a secret community of formerly enslaved people in the Appalachians.

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