Target Zone October 1962

On a bright blue October afternoon 60 years ago I put my twins in the stroller, tied the (pre-Velcro) shoes Continue reading →

For the Duration

When one of my granddaughters asked if the Covid-19 experience was like anything I could remember, I said no. But Continue reading →

P.S. “Not used in Bulletin. Put in file.” (1956)

In an earlier post and two essays I have written about my search-and-discovery experience of “Finding Claudia Jones,” the extraordinary Continue reading →

Coming of Age in the 1950s All Over Again

I’ve been reflecting here on coming of age in the 1950s, and on some of the extraordinary changes I’ve observed Continue reading →

Finding Claudia Jones

When I retired from academic life in the early 2000s I turned my attention from the Middle Ages to the Continue reading →