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...this day he keeps his principles handy, as you would a wallet. Born 41 years ago in Buffalo, he remembers blacks rapping in the streets in a time before they were called raps. "They were always saying, 'They won't let me do this.' My frequent comment would be, 'Who are they?' Much of my life has been uncovering that prevailing myth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Is Against My Rights! | 7/6/1987 | See Source »

...weakest parts of the collection are diffused by sociology and demographic shorthand: a smoothly flowing resume substituting for characterization; the itemized contents of a lost wallet, including credit cards, club memberships and photographs, heavily making the point that the seat of the owner's identity is his hip pocket. A story that begins "Though I was between marriages for several years, in a disarray that preoccupied me completely, other people continued to live and to die" sends the eye skidding down the page in search of traction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Punch Lines TRUST ME | 5/4/1987 | See Source »

Kohlberg's body was discovered in Boston Harbor on Monday. The 59-year-old Kohlberg had been missing since January 17 when Winthrop police found his wallet and unlocked car at the Harbor...

Author: By Melissa A. Langley, | Title: Missing Prof's Body Found In Harbor | 4/9/1987 | See Source »

...them into individual frames, enlarge them, and then sell the results as wallet display photos...

Author: By Peter D. Sagal, | Title: How Do I Hate Thee? | 3/20/1987 | See Source »

Police found Kohlberg's grey Volkswagon parked on a street next to Boston Harbor in Winthrop on the evening of January 21. There was no suicide note, but investigators found his wallet and topcoat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Search Still Continuing For Missing Professor | 2/12/1987 | See Source »

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