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Where We Stand

At the ABAA we stand against racism and discrimination in all forms, we condemn police brutality, and we affirm the value of Black lives.

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Where We Stand

Mistress of Terror: Shirley Jackson

When The Lottery was first published in The New Yorker in June of 1948, Jackson was catapulted to fame - the likes of which she never expected. The initial response to the story was extremely negative. Jackson received 400 letters from readers over the course of the summer – and only 13 were kind (and mainly from personal friends).

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Mistress of Terror: Shirley Jackson