Quote of the day
Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Alfred Kazin

Born: June 5, 1915
Died: June 5, 1998 (aged 83)
Bio: Alfred Kazin was an American writer and literary critic, many of whose writings depicted the immigrant experience in early twentieth century America.
Known for:
- A Walker in the City (1951)
- New York Jew (1978)
- An American procession (1984)
- God and the American Writer (1997)