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For the Record: Group of 88

By KC Johnson

A central element of attempts to rehabilitate the Group of 88?s statement?which began with Cathy Davidson?s January 5, 2007 op-ed, continued with the Piot article, and has now the Robert Zimmerman blog postings?has been the suggestion that the Group of 88?s statement, unfairly, attracted attention.In a recent comment, Prof. Zimmerman characterized a Liestoppers analysis as a ?flogging? of the Group?s statement. This remark came in a post in which Prof. Zimmerman had hailed a new analysis of the statement by Prof. Brian Leiter, who contended that the Group of 88?s ad didn?t presume guilt by stating that something ?happened? to Mangum; by thanking protesters who presumed guilt; or by including lines such ?I wonder now about everything . . . if something like this happens to me? and ?I can?t help but think about the different attention given to what has happened from what it would have been if the guys had been not just black but participating in a different sport, like football, something that?s not so upscale...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on December 10, 2007 (boomark / email).