This is why I love archives.
I was reading letters written to Justice Abe Fortas in 1969, begging him not to resign in the midst of a scandal. Strewn throughout were letters from people who heard their pastor defend Fortas.
Ten years later, they would all die on the same day, in the same place.
I was reading letters written to Justice Abe Fortas in 1969, begging him not to resign in the midst of a scandal. Strewn throughout were letters from people who heard their pastor defend Fortas.
Ten years later, they would all die on the same day, in the same place.
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Was the letter-writing orchestrated, do you think? I know people were then more willing to write (or type) but that's still notable support, and some words and phrases do recur.
Or do you think it's a mark of the influence of their charismatic pastor, even so early?