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Black-and-white photograph of two young boys kneeling outdoors, petting a small dog, with a rustic wooden fence and bare trees in the background.
Take notice of the dark shirt. It was most probably RED.

A man with glasses and a mustache stands outdoors wearing a white t-shirt printed with "Who Built America?" and an accompanying historical image and text.
This was taken in November 1995, when WBA II was one of the earliest projects at CHNM, in collaboration with ASHP.

Black-and-white photo of two men smiling in an office, seated together with shelves of electronic equipment, a printer, and filing cabinets in the background.
In Roy's office in their house on Jackson street. The site of many collaborations for many people

A young man with curly hair and a mustache stands in a grassy park wearing a dark cape-like garment, with bare trees and houses in the background, in a faded vintage photograph.
Roy in school clothes at Cambridge, Pre-red shirt

A man with curly hair, mustache, and glasses stands in a grassy field wearing a dark cape-like garment over a tan sweater, bare trees lining the background.
Roy in school clothes at Cambridge, Pre-red shirt

A protest sign reading "Central Park Belongs to the People! Bring the Troops Home Now!" mounted on a wooden stick, with the International Action Center's contact info, silhouetted against a dark blue sky and rooftop.
From a demonstration that was not given a permit to use Central Park during the Republican Convention

An older man with glasses and a younger man with curly hair stand together outdoors, smiling, in front of a patterned tiled wall.
Beginning in 2001, when he was thirteen, my son Simon spent time each summer at Roy and Deborah's home and worked at the Center for History and New Media. Roy was a great mentor, and Simon is a better person for having Roy as a role model.

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Cover of Radical History Review, Volume IV, Numbers 2-3, Spring-Summer 1977, listing contributors and article titles including Maurizio Vaudagna, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, and Molly Nolan.
As grad students, Roy and I worked together on the Radical History Review. He forever after helped me make my way in the discipline, introducing me to new historical approaches and steering me toward professional opportunities.

Black-and-white photograph of a smiling couple standing arm-in-arm on outdoor steps, the woman in a long dress and sunglasses, the man in a light suit with a boutonniere.
Roy introduced me to Carol Lasser in 1976. Four years later Carol and I were married at Cambridge City Hall.
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