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(A) Writer WALTER MOSLEY

Fresh Air
Published September 28, 1995 at 11:00 PM CDT

(A) Writer WALTER MOSLEY. This interview took place after the publication of his book, Devil With A Blue Dress, a hard boiled detective story about a black gumshoe, Easy Rawlins, up against white prejudice. It's just been made into a film starring Denzel Washington. (REBROADCAST from 6

Copyright 1995 Fresh Air