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P. 159 Witherspoon Street

Pynchon provided a support quote (blurb) that appeared
on the dust jacket of Einstein on Race and Racism, by
Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor, published in 2005
(first edition harcover; the trade paperback edition
does not contain Pynchon's quote) by Rutgers
University Press. The quote reads:

"A fascinating and timely upgrade to our current
perceptions of Einstein, redeemed from the careful
silences of official narrative. Allowing the voices of
the people who lived it to tell the story, Jerome and
Taylor have brilliantly given us back a part of our
history, refocusing attention on the heart and soul of
what Einstein's life was always about."

Part 1 of Einstein on Race and Racism is entitled
"Einstein and Robeson on Witherspoon Street".

"...Einstein only had to walk a few blocks down
Witherspoon Street to be reminded of how fleeting
freedom could be." [p. 33]

The authors have collected many anecdotes about
Einstein in this African-American community, and fond
reminiscences of the scientist by local residents. 

(crossposted from 
http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Witherspoon_Street


 
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