Alexs Pate and David Mura speak about guilt and hope
Authors Alexs Pate, left, and David Mura spoke at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis on Friday, July 10, 2015.
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Award-winning author Alexs Pate discusses how his experiences as an African-American man influence his writing and move him to explore themes of guilt and innocence — along with hope and bitterness. Pate is the author of five novels, including the best-selling "Amistad."
He spoke in July with fellow author and poet David Mura at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis.
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