Ironically, in the same town of Old Saybrook, CT, we have a sadder piece of news about a wonderful constituent of my State. Ann Petry, an African-American writer whose life is described in an article by David Streitfeld last Saturday in the Washington Post, has died. She was well into her nineties at the time of her death and was truly a remarkable person. I think she died without regrets, which has to be unusual.
Chris Dodd: “Ironically, in the same town of Old Saybrook, CT, we have a sadder piece of news about a wonderful constituent of my…”
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Honoring the life and legacy of African-American writer Ann Petry after her passing.
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