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Whitehead is an attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely in the area of constitutional law and human rights. John cunningham whitehead april 2, 1922 february 7, 2015 was an american banker and civil servant, a board member of the world trade center memorial foundation wtc memorial foundation, and, until his resignation in may 2006, chairman of the lower manhattan development corporation. Whitehead has since produced nine booklength worksseven novels and two nonfiction works, including a. Arch colson chipp whitehead born november 6, 1969 is an american novelist. Colson whitehead is the author of zone one, the intuitionist,and john henry day. If you are an avid fan of the beloved author john grisham, heres some exciting news for you.
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