A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.

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But the Cannonball’s camaraderie caught him a little by surprise. On his first day in 2021, he slid off the road and practically wrecked his Vespa. A group of fellow riders “worked on my bike ...

As in the 2023 Cannonball, his wife, Serena – and her sister Angela Smith – will be driving his support vehicle. "I somehow convinced her to do it one more year," Jackson says. "It really ...

As in the 2023 Cannonball, his wife, Serena – and her sister Angela Smith – will be driving his support vehicle. "I somehow convinced her to do it one more year," Jackson says. "It really ...

As in the 2023 Cannonball, his wife, Serena – and her sister Angela Smith – will be driving his support vehicle. "I somehow convinced her to do it one more year," Jackson says. "It really ...

But the Cannonball’s camaraderie caught him a little by surprise. On his first day in 2021, he slid off the road and practically wrecked his Vespa. A group of fellow riders “worked on my bike ...