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Story of Writing July 2, 2025
Season 25
Episode 702
Published 10 months, 3 weeks ago
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The U.S. Continental Congress resolves to sever ties with England, Africans take control of the ship "Amistad," and President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This day also marks the births of Herman Hesse and Thurgood Marshall - with a reading from Hesse's "Siddhartha."