their se- niors that while they will encounter 'plenty of bumps on the road," as a black general put it, they must surmount them, for the benefit of those who follow.
 
"Media Goes Wilding in Palm Beach" Katha Pollitt, in TheNaming the Victim Nation (June 24, 1991), 72 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10011.

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