Saturday, February 23, 2013
JFK's place in black history
A terrific article entitled "JFK holds complex place in black history" found its way to my news inbox today. It provides answers to some of the questions people ask about JFK all the time. Did he push hard for civil rights? Could he have done more? Why was he so reluctant to move faster in places that he could?
Click here for the article.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Vietnam napalm girl followup
I've often wondered what happened to that girl in the famous picture from Vietnam--the burned, naked girl, running toward the camera, crying....
Now I know. Thanks to Aaron Siegel who spotted this article in the Boston Globe on February 14. Sorry for the awkward scans of the pages.
Now I know. Thanks to Aaron Siegel who spotted this article in the Boston Globe on February 14. Sorry for the awkward scans of the pages.
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