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Program: Take on the South

Episode: What Was the Most Influential 20th-Century Southern Novel?

Dr. Edgar, Dr. Trudier Harris, Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and Dr. Noel Polk, Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University, will debate which Southern novel has been the most influential.

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Duration: (56:50)
Premiere Date: 05/13/2009
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-G
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