Story of Writing July 2, 2024

The American Continental Congress resolves to sever ties with England, a group of people from Sierra Leone took control of the slave ship Amistad, Jean Sibelius premiers "Finlandia, and U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. Happy birthdays to Herman Hesse and Thurgood Marshall - with a reading from Hesse's "On Little Joys."