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Concerto for Viola

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Viola Liuzzo was murdered on March 25, 1965 between Selma, Alabama and Montgomery, but it was the why of her death that led to her sainthood. I was a junior at Alton High School, rehearsing for the musical Wonderful Town, … Continue reading →

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All of the Above

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

August 26, 2013 Fifty years ago this week I was fifteen years old. It was one of the worst weeks in my family’s history, as my already brooding and violent father was seething at events in Washington, D.C. We knew … Continue reading →

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