While on the subject of burning books, I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength, who, all over this… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
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What is striking is that from almost from the very beginning of certainly by September and October of 1963, as the book… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
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