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The Fantastic World of Vincent "Ed" Clark

By K.C. Johnson

After leading off with the almost laughable Shird preface, the Mangum Opus segues into a chapter from Mangum co-author Vincent ?Ed? Clark, the figure who the N&O delicately described as ?a self-employed publicist.? Clark recalls for readers his first reaction upon hearing news of the Mangum?s fantastic charges: I hated anything related to Duke sports. So much for collaborator Myra Shird?s linking the dangers of prejudgment to slavery and the Holocaust. Clark?s recollection of his first meeting with Mangum reads like the tales of a love-struck teenager: My heart pounded. I had been waiting for the opportunity to meet the accuser. The case had been constantly on my mind. For some reason I felt as though I needed to know her...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on October 24, 2008 (boomark / email).