Tag Archives: 1960s

Heritage

The Assassin’s Widow

Kim Clarke | October 8, 2021

In the surreal days that followed the 1963 assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, as the nation absorbed the dual horror of the president’s murder and the subsequent and very public killing of his alleged assassin, a churchgoer in Ann Arbor looked for a bright spot. She was struck by the plight of Marina Oswald, the young Russian wife of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Before the year came to a close, the church’s leaders would invite Oswald to Ann Arbor and offer to host her while she studied at U-M.

1960s

Michigan Quarterly Review

Threads pulled though: University of Michigan 1960-1964 to Now

Wallis Wilde-Menozzi | October 9, 2020

From working with former U-M President Harlan Hatcher to becoming involved with the Quaker project, Wallis Wilde-Menozzi made the most of her time at Michigan. Read this distinguished alumna's recollections of her experiences at Michigan and beyond, published in U-M's esteemed Michigan Quarterly Review (MQR).

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