Hugh Murray

Latest by Hugh Murray in Chronicles

• Vital Signs

  August 1994

  White Liberals, Black Racists

  On March 3, 1994, ABC-TV's Nightline devoted its half hour to the question of deteriorating relations between blacks and Jews. As background, the program showed clips of newsreels from the civil rights era, the "halcyon days" of unity between Jews and blacks in the 1950's and early 60's.

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• Reviews

  October 1986

  When He Was Good

  Philip Roth's first book, a collection of stories called Goodbye Columbus, was a critical smash. Reviewers hailed it as witty, energetic, and accurately detailed; they noted with astonishment that Roth was only 26, and they predicted a distinguished career.

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