Michael Harrington’s(‘47) legacy

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Michael Harrington’s(‘47) legacy Sept 13, 2018 19:56:21 GMT -5 hc6774 and mm67 like this

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Author of the influential book The Other America
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www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/opinion/who-are-you-calling-a-harringtonite.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

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rgs318 Kaftan MOP Circle The truth is the truth even if few believe it. A lie is still a lie even if everyone believes it. Posts: 21,077	Michael Harrington’s(‘47) legacy Sept 14, 2018 2:54:11 GMT -5 mm67 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rgs318 on Sept 14, 2018 2:54:11 GMT -5 I remember when that was required reading for all frosh entering HC. I always both appreciated and respected his scholarship.
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Yes, our Class assigned readings the summer before entering Holy Cross and discussions the first week were "The Other America" by Harrington and the light reading "Ulysses" by James Joyce. Reading the latter made me feel stupider than a bag of rocks and unworthy to be attending Holy Cross with the geniuses that must have understood every word of it. Fortunately, when I actually got to these little discussion groups, I found that most of my fellow classmates appreciated that Harrington's book made some sense and Joyce's mostly got the reaction of Amber Ruffin's "Say What?!":

Michael Harrington’s(‘47) legacy

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