In a hypnotic blend of oral history and travel writing, author Randall Kenan sets out to answer a question that has has long fascinated him: What does it mean to be black in America today?

North Carolina Bookwatch 2005-2006 | UNC-TV

Randall Kenan: Walking On Water: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century | NC Bookwatch

UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch is the state’s premier literary series, bringing the Tar Heel State’s best and brightest Southern writers to the small screen. In every illuminating interview, host D.G. Martin sheds light on authors’ lives, books and the state’s indelible imprint on their works.

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North Carolina Bookwatch 2005-2006 | UNC-TV