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The question of religion in black America is something filmmakers don't want to touch.

James McBride

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James McBride
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: September 4
Jazz Musician
Journalist
Novelist
Saxophonist
Screenwriter
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
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Religion
Black
America
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I just read history books. I read nothing but history books. They have so much to give I wish I'd majored in history in college.
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