'The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home' by Wil Haygood
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Professor of Practice
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Columbus native Will Haygood is the author of 10 nonfiction books, many of which have won literary awards. He will discuss his new book, “The War Within a War,” which explores how the Vietnam War became a mirror for the struggle of Black Americans fighting for freedom abroad while demanding equality at home. Haygood’s book, “The Butler,” about a White House butler who served eight presidents, was made into a feature-length film. Haygood has been a correspondent for the Washington Post and The Boston Globe, where he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. A Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, Haygood is a visiting distinguished scholar at Miami University in Ohio.