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-2-how many votes he polls. Here is a regional story for you, one which was received by the southern members of the crew with much merriment and slapping of thighs: An old colored preacher was ordered by the local constable to cease holding roadside revival meetings, on the grounds that he was obstructing traffic. He declared, to his deacon, that he was working for the Lord, and was going to continue, constable or no. Half-way through the meeting, the deacon saw the constable coming and took to the woods. Coming back later, he found the preacher along, beaten and bleeding. Said the deacon, "You say you is workin' for de Lawd?" "Sho I is," said the preacher. "And do de Lawd know about dem white folks beatin' you all up de side ob de haid like dat?" " Sho, he do." " Den why don't he do sumpin about it?" " He jes' don't give a damn, that's why!' Enjoyed the Macaulay "Orphan Island" very much. The theme is apparently one which has had considerable appeal to various writers since Swift. The most memorable job recently has been Orwell's "Animal Farm", which I always enjoy re-reading. ("All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.") Yours, Jim BlakeP.S. Any chance of laying hands on that Holidaycontaining Algren's article? Limpid and lucid, that boy. JB
Title
Blake, James, (letters from prison to Conroy and Algren), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1946-1959
Creator
Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990
Date
n. d., 1946-1959
Place
United States
Language
English
Subjects
Authors, American
,
Bohemianism
,
New Left
,
Radicalism in literature
,
Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Illinois
Format
Correspondence
Archival Collection Title
Jack Conroy papers
Rights Status
Copyright Not Evaluated
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Call Number
Midwest MS Conroy Box 3 Folder 129
BibID
992006198805867
Size
4153px × 5343px 127.00 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
992006198805867_midwest_ms_conroy_box_00003_fl_00129_000011.tif
Unique Identifier
NL119YAG
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