Bestselling author Colson Whitehead on how his life shaped his latest book

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Colson Whitehead has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction twice. The bestselling author of 11 books, Whitehead talks about "Crook Manifesto," the second in his "Harlem Trilogy," and how his life has impacted the series.

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