James Baldwin
Writer James Baldwin was born on this day in 1924. CABO DE FORMENTOR, Spain—James Baldwin at a writer's congress, 1962.
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Book of the Week  RFK Funeral Train by Paul Fusco Thirty-nine years ago this week in Los Angeles, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. A funeral train carried his body from New York City to Washington, D.C. In RFK Funeral Train, Paul Fusco documents the funeral train procession. Despite the hot weather, hundreds of thousands of people stood along the train tracks waiting to pay their respects. | Join the Fray  © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos What do you think of these photos? Join the Fray, our reader discussion forum. The great single picture is emotionally satisfying, whereas getting a good journalistic story is more about being a professional. Ian Berry |
