Word: jeffriesism
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Liss Jeffries '73, an organizer of the meeting, said that suggestions offered at last night's gathering will be incorporated into the final draft of the Class Day oration.
The group has been divided internally on some issues; the women's March 8 takeover of the Architectural Technology Workshop forced a confrontation between political factions. "Some of us were involved in the takeover," said Liss Jeffries '73, but others remained opposed to militant action. The entire group, however, had...
The film was adapted by Actor Lionel Jeffries from E. Nesbit's 1906 children's book. It is Jeffries' first try at directing, and it has about it an entirely captivating air of elegance and restraint.
Outside of the ring, Johnson was equally uncontrollable, and, to the extent of his considerable capabilities, continued his game of identity exchange. White society had claimed and legislated the irrelevancy of a black man, but Jack Johnson proved the converse. To do so, however, meant that he had to take...
Jack Johnson's importance to black people lay not so much in what he did, but how he did it. His style, which the system found so outrageous, was appreciated by many blacks who understood its origin and effect. Whites also learned a lesson from Johnson. At least, Tex Rickard...