The Freedom Reader

Shara

It's about the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. It's written like fiction, historical fiction, but it's very beautifully written. I read this book and…

Sonia Sanchez

Reginald talks about buying Sonia Sanchez's book Under a Soprano Sky, which he read a hundred times while in prison.

Sun Tzu

Reginald mentions that he bought The Art of War but never finished reading it while in prison.

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Conan talks to Reginald from New Haven Connecticut about a past mistake that led him to a life of enrichment, education, and eventually the founding of FreedomReads.org, a non-profit that transforms the experience of incarceration by opening libraries in cellblocks. You can support Freedom Reads here. Wanna get a chance to talk to Conan? Submit here: teamcoco.com/apply

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Shara

It's about the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. It's written like fiction, historical fiction, but it's very beautiful…

Sonia Sanchez

Reginald talks about buying Sonia Sanchez's book Under a Soprano Sky, which he read a hundred times while in prison.

Sun Tzu

Reginald mentions that he bought The Art of War but never finished reading it while in prison.

The Black Poets

Reginald mentions an anthology called The Black Poets that introduced him to various poets while in prison.

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Shara

“It's about the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. It's written like fiction, historical fiction, but it's very beautifully written. I read this book and I just became obsessed with it.”

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Sonia Sanchez

“Reginald talks about buying Sonia Sanchez's book Under a Soprano Sky, which he read a hundred times while in prison.”

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Sun Tzu

“Reginald mentions that he bought The Art of War but never finished reading it while in prison.”

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The Black Poets

“Reginald mentions an anthology called The Black Poets that introduced him to various poets while in prison.”

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The Killer Angels

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It's about the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. It's written like fiction, historical fiction, but it's very beautifully written. I read this book and…

Under a Soprano Sky

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend · 4:39

Reginald talks about buying Sonia Sanchez's book Under a Soprano Sky, which he read a hundred times while in prison.

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend · 4:43

Reginald mentions that he bought The Art of War but never finished reading it while in prison.

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Sonia Sanchez

Reginald talks about buying Sonia Sanchez's book Under a Soprano Sky, which he read a hundred times while in prison.

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