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Books in Blackface: Barnes & Noble Celebrates Black History Month by Showcasing White Books
I always knew Mrs. Bookman was wrong. Mrs. Bookman talked in low but energetic whispers, smelled like a pocketful of nickels and I assumed—because she was the town librarian—that she had read every book in the Hartsville Public Library. I adored Mrs. Bookman. (Looking back, I honestly think she used a pseudonym. Then again, if…
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