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Mr. Shannon

When I was a kid one of my best friends was Jay–or Gerald Shannon, Jr. His father, Mr. Shannon (if I saw him today, I’d still call him that), was a cool guy, I always thought. (…)

MLK’s Springfield College address

On June 14, 1964, in Springfield, Massachusetts (my birthplace), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the commencement address to the graduating class at Springfield College. (…)