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Clint Smith

Clint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, which was a #1 New York Times Bestseller and was longlisted for the National Book Award. He is also the author of the poetry collection Counting Descent, which won the 2017 Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award.

Clint received his B.A. in English from Davidson College and his Ph.D. in Education from Harvard University.

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  • Episode 75: How the Word is Passed: Author Clint Smith on Reckoning with Racial Slavery
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