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Merton's Correspondence with:

Chris McNair

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1964
Volume: 1 item(s); 1 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "McNair, Chris".

Biography

Chris McNair was the father of Carole Denise McNair, one of the children killed in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. He took a picture of his daughter that was included in Look, which Merton saved and wrote a poem about called "Picture of a Black Child with a White Doll." He captioned the photo, "Carole Denise McNair, one of the four bomb-murdered Negro children, never learned to hate." (Source: The Road to Joy, p. 332.)

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Related Information and Links

See also one published letter from Merton to McNair in The Road to Joy, pp. 332-333.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1964/10/12 TAL[c] from Merton This is not exactly an easy letter to write. There is so much to say, and there are no words [Merton sends his poem "Picture of a Black Child with a White Doll"] «detailed view»

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