David Halberstam, a great man, passes
Here is a link to my musings at another site on Halberstam, remarkable fellow indeed. AT the site you will want to see what Johnny Pesky, 87 said about Halberstam
http://www.baptistlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4211
WEll shoot, here is what I said there.
foxJoined: 12 Aug 2004Posts: 3144Location: South Dekalb County Bama
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: DAvid Halberstam dies at 73
He was a great man, like Lincoln, King, and Judge Frank Johnson. Any of you who don't know of him, should be ashamed. He was a colleague and friend of the great Marshall Frady, and an admirer of Will Campbell, who Halberstam salutes in his book "The Children" In his book, the Teammates he wrote about Leon Culberson of Rome Georgia and the 46 Cards/RedSox World Series. Leon almost married my Aunt Virginia. I had an exchange once with Halberstam online Chat at the Washington Post. He was on the way to interview YA Tittle for an upcoming book when he had the car crash.
Here is what John Lewis said, and a link to the Wash Post story. "I have often said that without the members of the media, the Civil Rights movement would have been a bird without wings, and David helped us fly so high. He was a dogged and determined journalist, but the people he wrote about trusted him. They trusted that he would get the story right, and they believed he would be fair." _ Rep. John Lewis, whose career as a student civil rights activist Halberstam wrote about in "The Children"
And Johnny Pesky said: "He was spellbinding. He was just an outstanding man." _ Boston Red Sox great Johnny Pesky, 87, whose 1940s playing days with Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio and Bobby Doerr were chronicled by Halberstam in his 2003 book "The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship" STory at WPost
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/23/AR2007042301527.html _________________
http://www.baptistlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4211
WEll shoot, here is what I said there.
foxJoined: 12 Aug 2004Posts: 3144Location: South Dekalb County Bama
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: DAvid Halberstam dies at 73
He was a great man, like Lincoln, King, and Judge Frank Johnson. Any of you who don't know of him, should be ashamed. He was a colleague and friend of the great Marshall Frady, and an admirer of Will Campbell, who Halberstam salutes in his book "The Children" In his book, the Teammates he wrote about Leon Culberson of Rome Georgia and the 46 Cards/RedSox World Series. Leon almost married my Aunt Virginia. I had an exchange once with Halberstam online Chat at the Washington Post. He was on the way to interview YA Tittle for an upcoming book when he had the car crash.
Here is what John Lewis said, and a link to the Wash Post story. "I have often said that without the members of the media, the Civil Rights movement would have been a bird without wings, and David helped us fly so high. He was a dogged and determined journalist, but the people he wrote about trusted him. They trusted that he would get the story right, and they believed he would be fair." _ Rep. John Lewis, whose career as a student civil rights activist Halberstam wrote about in "The Children"
And Johnny Pesky said: "He was spellbinding. He was just an outstanding man." _ Boston Red Sox great Johnny Pesky, 87, whose 1940s playing days with Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio and Bobby Doerr were chronicled by Halberstam in his 2003 book "The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship" STory at WPost
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/23/AR2007042301527.html _________________
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