Wonderful recap of Obama's travels through the printed page. Novelists such as Morrison. Curiously Ellison doesn't rank high although he cited "Invisible Man" in his own autobiography. He also cites Branch's discussion of Reinhold Niebuhr as Dr. King's influence. Doris Kearns Goodwin's book on Lincoln reflects his political take on Lincoln. Great discussion. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.