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Haygood book earns strong praise

Event on Feb. 17 at Hall Auditorium officially launches ‘The War Within a War’

Campus Announcements

Haygood book earns strong praise

Event on Feb. 17 at Hall Auditorium officially launches ‘The War Within a War’

Wil Haygood
Wil Haygood will launch his latest book at ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ with a Feb. 17 event at Hall Auditorium.
Early reviews are starting to come in for ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ alumnus Wil Haygood’s latest book, and they are overwhelmingly positive.

praised Haygood’s “The War Within a War: The Black Struggled in Vietnam and at Home” on Feb. 9 as a “rare, illuminating look at the way the war shaped the struggle for equality back home.” David Shribman in a piece wrote “Haygood was born to be a writer” in a Feb. 8 review. And a story in the Guardian called Haygood’s new book a “vital reminder” about Black soldiers who served in Vietnam.

“The War Within a War” is Haygood’s 10th nonfiction book. The 1976 Miami graduate will launch the book at his alma mater on Feb. 17 with “.” The special event is 6:30-8 p.m. in Hall Auditorium and is free and open to the public.

Haygood will be joined by his editor Peter Gethers, as well as Dorothy Harris of Cincinnati and Dr. Elbert Nelson of Columbus, Georgia. The nurse and doctor, both currently of Cincinnati, are featured in Haygood’s book on the Vietnam War, democracy, and the Civil Rights Movement.

Attendees will receive signed books from the acclaimed author and journalist, who has been the Boadway Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence in Miami’s Department of Media, Journalism, and Film since 2014-2015.
Established in 1809, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ is located in Oxford, Ohio, with regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in West Chester, and a European study center in Luxembourg.