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Extraction Summary
10
People
5
Organizations
3
Locations
3
Events
5
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
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Memoir or autobiography excerpt
File Size:
2.54 MB
Summary
The author reflects on their time at Brooklyn College, detailing academic successes, conflicts with college President Harry Gideonese regarding political purges, and a rejected Rhodes Scholarship application attributed to bias. The narrative concludes with the author's decision to pursue law school, inspired by famous legal figures, and their attempt to seek advice from a family connection, Judge Berenkoff.
People (10)
Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Phi Beta Kappa | ||
| Brooklyn College | ||
| Rhodes Committee | ||
| Oxford | ||
| House Oversight Committee |
Timeline (3 events)
Student council presidency
Post-McCarthy purge
Rhodes Scholarship application
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (5)
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Key Quotes (3)
"I fought against this post-McCarthy purge, on freedom of speech grounds."Source
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"In those days Jewish boys... from Brooklyn were not selected by the Rhodes Committee"Source
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Quote #2
"I had no idea what the practice of law was, except what I had read about the careers of such legal luminaries"Source
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Quote #3
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