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Podcast: C-SPAN Bookshelf
Episode: Q&A: Wil Haygood Explores Race, Conflict, and the Vietnam War in The War Within a War
Description: Former Washington Post correspondent Wil Haygood, author of "The War Within a War," discusses the experience of Black American soldiers in Vietnam and the struggle for racial equality, happening at the same time, back home in the United States. He also talks about growing up in Columbus, Ohio, during this period, where, as a child, he witnessed this dichotomy firsthand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices