Friday, May 21, 1847

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to May 21. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.
W. E. B. Du BoisThe Souls of Black Folk · 1903

In 1848 this day opens on Marcus Aurelius.

Arrow keys turn the day. S keeps the line. Slash focuses search.

May 21 · Quotationary