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Prominent author talks about racism’s role in career

Posted: October 16, 2009 at 7:21 a.m.

Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Luis Urrea spoke to University of Arkansas students Thursday about how his lifelong struggle with racism helped shape his future.

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