Roland Martin
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Roland Martin is a freelance writer living in San Francisco. His interests lie in American folklore, music, and regional histories. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he worked as music director for the student-run radio station WXYC.
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Root beer, sweet, nonalcoholic, carbonated beverage commonly flavored with extracts of roots and herbs. Invented in North America, the drink has characteristic herbal, earthy notes that have traditionally been imparted by sassafras root (Sassafras albidum), wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), or…
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