#Leigh Ann O’Neill

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By: Leigh Ann O’Neill and William E. Trachman

Published: Feb 4, 2024

Seventy years after the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation in education, it’s somehow making a comeback.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. For the past 70 years, race discrimination in public schools has been illegal and unconstitutional. In some cases, even the National Guard has been called out to enforce the law.

But in Evanston, Ill., it’s still a pre-Brown world. As reported elsewhere last year, Evanston Township High School offered racially segregated classes such as AP calculus for Hispanic students only, and English classes for only black students. It did that purportedly in the name of shrinking the achievement gap between Caucasian and non-Caucasian students. Yes, it’s hard to believe, but the doctrine of separate-but-equal still lives on, even today.

What was the school district’s defense to such obviously illegal division of students by race? Just that no one is forced to take such classes, so they are optional, and therefore not discriminatory. But that logic doesn’t fly.

First, it’s obvious that Evanston is engaged in brazen racial segregation. If Hispanic students take the math class designed specifically for Hispanic students, that means that non-Hispanic students will generally take math classes without any Hispanic students. The same is true for English classes that are only for black students. So much for diversity and inclusion!

Second, the rationale behind the classes sounds a lot like the arguments made by segregationists of days past, who contended that Jim Crow was actually good for black Americans. As Evanston’s superintendent, Marcus Campbell, stated: The classes give non-white students “a different, more familiar setting to kids who feel really anxious about being in an AP class.” You could be forgiven for mistaking this statement for something that segregationist Arkansas governor Orval Faubus might have said to defend racial separation.

Evanston isn’t just violating the Constitution. In 1964, Congress also passed a statute that deprives schools of federal funds if they discriminate based on race. That statute — called Title VI — gives the Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights the authority to investigate public schools engaged in race discrimination and to force them to come into compliance with the law, under the threat of losing all federal funding.

Let there be no doubt: The text of Title VI doesn’t distinguish between “mandatory” and “optional” school programs. There is no exception to the bar on race discrimination for schools that merely encourage and facilitate racial segregation. And that’s obviously true. No one thinks that public schools could host “optional” racially segregated proms, homecoming events, back-to-school nights, or sports teams. The classroom is no different.

The Biden administration recently reminded us that a host of school programs can violate Title VI if the school fails to allow all students to participate equally. In guidance published after the Supreme Court struck down Harvard’s affirmative-action program, the Department of Education wrote:

A decision to restrict membership or participation in activities and spaces based on race . . . would raise significant concerns and trigger strict scrutiny under Title VI. In determining whether an opportunity to participate is open to all students, OCR may consider, for example, whether advertisements or other communications would lead a reasonable student, or a parent or guardian, to understand that all students are welcome to participate.

Yet Evanston remains undeterred, apparently. While the district has dropped the word “restricted” from the class descriptions in question, it nevertheless continues to encourage students to segregate themselves. An English II class is now described as one that “will emphasize examples that some individuals in the Black community identify as shared experiences.”

But if you thought that means that Caucasian students are welcome now, you’d be wrong. In an August 2023 interview, Superintendent Campbell explained that “if push came to shove,” and “there’s nothing else that works and that kid is white,” then the district would reluctantly let a Caucasian student enroll in a math class for another racial group. But how do you imagine that lands on the ears of a “reasonable student” who is wondering whether he or she is genuinely welcome to participate?

It’s time for systemic change. The Office for Civil Rights should be launching an investigation into Evanston. But unfortunately, it seems that politics have persuaded the powers that be to look the other way, even when it comes to Evanston’s previous blatant violations of Title VI.

Yet now is the time to course-correct. Anything other than a full investigation into Evanston is a complete abdication of the Department of Education’s legal responsibility to stomp out federal funding going to support racial discrimination. With classrooms once again being literally racially segregated, it’s never been more clear that the Department of Education isn’t doing enough to crack down on race discrimination in K–12 schools.

As Chief Justice Roberts wrote in his opinion striking down affirmative action once and for all, “eliminating race discrimination means eliminating all of it.” And in Evanston, Ill., they have 70 years of progress to start catching up to.

Leigh Ann O’Neill is the managing director of Legal Advocacy at FAIR, the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism. William E. Trachman is a former deputy assistant secretary in the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. He is the general counsel of Mountain States Legal Foundation.

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Apparently, the lesson that "segregation is bad" didn't sink in the first time.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana

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From GONE WITH THE WIND (1939): Barbara O’Neil, Ann Rutherford, Vivien Leigh and Evelyn Keyes

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… references (or: “a few books I read”) …

Andersen, Arnold, MD, with Leigh Cohn “Stories I tell my patients: 101 myths, metaphors, fables and tall tales for eating disorders recovery” Anderson, Laurie Halse “Wintergirls” Antieau, Kim “Mercy, unbound” Apostolides, Marianne “Inner hunger: a young woman’s struggle through anorexia and bulimia“ Ballard, Alexandra “What I lost” Beard, Amanda “In the water they can’t see you cry: a memoir” Brown, Harriet “Brave girl eating: a family’s struggle with anorexia” Bruch, Hilde “Eating disorders: obesity, anorexia nervosa, and the person within” Bruch, Hilde “The golden cage: the enigma of anorexia nervosa” Brumberg, Joan Jacobs “Fasting girls: the history of anorexia nervosa” Chepaitis, Barbara “Feeding Christine” Claude-Pierre, Peggy “The secret language of eating disorders: how you can understand and work to cure anorexia and bulimia“ Cohn, Leigh “Eating disorders: a reference sourcebook” Daniels, Lucy “With a woman’s voice: a writer’s struggle for emotional freedom” de Rossi, Portia “Unbearable lightness: a story of loss and gain” Eliot, Eve “Insatiable: the compelling story of four teens, food and its power” Forrest, Emma “Your voice in my head” Garfinkel, Paul, and David Garner “Handbook of treatment for eating disorders” Gold, Tracey “Room to grow: an appetite for life” Gottlieb, Lori “Stick figure” Greenfield, Lauren “Thin” Gura, Trisha “Lying in weight: the hidden epidemic of eating disorders in adult women” Hanauer, Cathi “My sister’s bones” Hautzig, Deborah “Second star to the right” Henke, Roxanne “Becoming Olivia” Hollis, Judi “Fat is a family affair” Hornbacher, Marya “Wasted, updated edition: a memoir of anorexia and bulimia” Johns, Nicole J. “Purge: rehab diaries” Kaslik, Ibi “Skinny” Kinoy, Barbara P. “Eating disorders: new directions in treatment and recovery” Kirkland, Kelsey “Dancing on my grave” Klein, Stephanie “Moose: a memoir of fat camp” Lerner, Betsy “Food and loathing: a lament” Levenkron, Steven “Anatomy of anorexia“ Levenkron, Steven “The best little girl in the world” Levenkron, Steven “Kessa” Levenkron, Steven “Treating and overcoming anorexia nervosa“ Liu, Aimee “Solitaire: the compelling story of a young woman growing up in America and her triumph over anorexia” Liu, Aimee “Gaining: the truth about life after eating disorders” Lott, Deborah A. “In session: the bond between women and their therapists” McClure, Cynthia Rowland “The monster within: overcoming bulimia” Medoff, Jillian “Hunger point” Miller, Caroline Adams “My name is Caroline” Moisin, Laura “Kid rex: the inspiring true account of a life salvaged from despair, anorexia and dark days in New York City” O’Neill, Cherry Boone “Starving for attention: a young woman’s struggle with and triumph over anorexia nervosa” O’Neill, Cherry Boone “Dear Cherry: questions and answers on eating disorders” Orbach, Susie “Fat is a feminist issue” Osgood, Kelsey “How to disappear completely: on modern anorexia” Palmer, Catherine “The happy room” Pershall, Stacy “Loud in the house of myself: memoir of a strange girl” Pierce, Bethany “Feeling for bones” Price, Nora “Zoe letting go” Rabinor, Judith Ruskay “A starving madness: tales of hunger, hope, and healing in psychotherapy” Raviv, Shani “Being Ana” Reindl, Sheila M. “Sensing the self: women’s recovery from bulimia” Rio, Linda “The anorexia diaries: a mother and daughter’s triumph over teenage eating disorders” Ronen, Tammie “In and out of anorexia: the story of the client, the therapist and the process of recovery” Ryan, Joan “Little girls in pretty boxes: the making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters” Sacker, Ira M. “Regaining your self: breaking free from the eating disorder identity: a bold new approach” Sacker, Ira M. “Dying to be thin: understanding and defeating anorexia nervosa and bulimia — a practical, lifesaving guide” Sargent, Judy Tam “The long road back: a survivor’s guide to anorexia” Schmidt, Randy L. “Little girl blue: the life of Karen Carpenter” Sey, Jennifer “Chalked up: inside elite gymnastics’ merciless coaching, overzealous parents, eating disorders, and

elusive olympic dreams” Sigler, Jamie-Lynn “Wise girl: what I’ve learned about life, love, and loss” Smith, Chelsea “Diary of an eating disorder: a mother and daughter share their healing journey” Snyder, Anne “Goodbye, paper doll” Spechler, Diana “Skinny” Taylor, Kate M. “Going hungry: writers on desire, self-denial, and overcoming anorexia” Valette, Brett “A parent’s guide to eating disorders: prevention and treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia” Wheeler, Kathleen (Editor) “Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse” White, Kate “So pretty it hurts” Woolf, Emma “An apple a day: a memoir of love and recovery from anorexia” Yalom, Irvin D. “The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients” Yalom, Irvin D. “Love’s Executioner” Zgheib, Yara “The girls at 17 Swann Street”

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ok helloo i wasn’t sure if i was going to post this but i listed them out anyway so here it is,,,, more or less every book i read in 2021 (under the cut for ridiculous length)

a study in scarlet by arthur conan doyle, slouching towards bethlehem, the miniaturist by jessie burton, the stranger by albert camus, dirk gently’s holistic detective agency by douglas adams, the double by fyodor dostoevsky, the kite runner by khaled hosseini, the empress of salt and fortune by nghi vo, one day in the life of ivan denisovich by aleksandr solzhenitsyn, rhubaiyat of omar khayyam, say nothing by patrick radden keefe, the martian by andy weir, my sister the serial killer by oyinkan braithwaite, the last wish by andrzej spakowski, the martian by andy weir, flowers for algernon by daniel keyes, night sky with exit wounds by ocean vuong, the sailor who fell with grace from the sea by yukio mishima, the yellow wallpaper by charlotte perkins gilman, the adventures of sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle, crush by richard siken, stoner by john williams, the buried giant by kazuo ishiguro, frog and toad are friends by arnold lobel, ruin and rising by leigh bardugo, the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky, the communist manifesto by marx and engels, never let me go by kazuo ishiguro, always human by ari north, heartstopper by alice oseman, red white and royal blue by casey mcquiston, perceval by chretien de troyes, these witches don’t burn by isabel sterling, princess princess ever after by kay o’neill, lord of the flies by william golding, legendborn by tracy deonn, the lais of marie de france, diary of a cricket god by shamini flint, if not winter: fragments of sappho translated by anne carson, bloom by kevin panetta, kiki’s delivery service by eiko kadono, something to talk about by meryl wilsner, normal people by sally rooney, useless magic by florence welch, giovanni’s room by james baldwin, letters to a young poet by rainer maria rilke, interior chinatown by charles yu, the umbrella academy by gerard way, king artus translated by curt leviant, solitaire by alice oseman, the tea dragon society by kay o’neill, let all the children boogie by sam j. miller, sir gawain and the green knight (various translations), dutch romances iii: five interpolated romances from the lancelot compilation, morien translated by jessie weston, watchmen by alan moore, growing up aboriginal in australia edited by anita heiss, the borrowed by chan ho-kei, the tale of two lovers by aeneas sylvius piccolomini, love in the time of cholera by gabriel garcia marquez, the complete poems of william blake, the catcher in the rye by j.d. salinger, the waves by virginia woolf, the scarlet letter by nathaniel hawthorne, oscar wilde and a death of no importance by gyles brandreth, a portrait of the artist as a young man by james joyce, the wind in the willows by kenneth grahame, odes to common things by pablo neruda, the promised neverland by kaiu shirai, fifth sun by camilla townsend, the poetry of pablo neruda, are you listening? by tillie walden, if beale street could talk by james baldwin, the color purple by alice walker, this one summer by mariko tamaki, a certain hunger by chelsea g. summers, the years by virginia woolf, lore olympus by rachel smythe, the mysterious affair at styles by agatha christie, le lai de lanval by marie de france, murder on the links by agatha christie, mary ventura and the ninth kingdom by sylvia plath, the unbearable lightness of being by milan kundera, the last unicorn by peter s. beagle, post-laureate idyls by oscar fay adams, complete poems and selected letters of john keats, if they come for us by fatimah asghar, white tears/brown scars by ruby hamad, thousand cranes by yasunari kawabata, sonnets from the portuguese by elizabeth barrett browing, simon vs the homo sapiens agenda, in the blood by melbourne tapper, kairo-ko by natsume soseki, the arthurian handbook by norris j. lacy, passing by nella larsen, minor feelings by cathy park hong, carol by patricia highsmith, jews dont count by david baddiel, picnic at hanging rock by joan lindsay, black cats and four leaf clovers by harry oliver, because the internet by gretchen mcculloch, strangers on a train by patricia highsmith, wolf children by mamoru hosoda, richard iii by william shakespeare, 2001: a space odyssey by arthur c. clarke, the time machine by h.g. wells, gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, norse mythology by neil gaiman, howl’s moving castle by diane wynne jones, ziggy stardust and me by james brandon, the boy the mole the fox and the horse by charlie murray, the secret world of arriety by hiromasa yonebayashi, loveless by alice oseman, mrs dalloway by virginia woolf, the crucible by arthur miller, the day of the triffids by john wyndham, where angels fear to tread by e.m. forster, lancelot and the lord of the distant isles by patricia terry, summer of salt by katrina leno, go tell it on the mountain by james baldwin, pride and prejudice by janes austen, the rise and fall of the dinosaurs by steve brusatte, the bell jar by sylvia plath, the little prince by antoine de saint-exupery, oliver twist by charles dickens, the song remains the same by andrew ford and anni heino, the post office girl by stefan zweig, moll flanders by daniel defoe, a room with a view by e.m. forster, of mice and men by john steinbeck, rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption by stephen king, willow by mariko tamaki, at the clinic by sally rooney, fierce femmes and notorious liars by kai cheng thom, an artist of the floating world by kazuo ishiguro, close range by annie proulx, fear by stefan zweig, much ado about nothing by william shakespeare, call me by your name by andre aciman, six of crows by leigh bardugo, clap when you land by elizabeth acevedo, the joy luck club by amy tan, between the acts by virginia woolf, the narrative of john smith by arthur conan doyle, we need to talk about kevin by lionel shriver, the way of the househusband by kousuke oono, the fourteenth letter by claire evans, selected stories by stefan zweig, nick and charlie by alice oseman, the fellowship of the ring by j.r.r. tolkien, the humans by matt haig, no one is talking about this by patricia lockwood, the age of innocence by edith wharton, on a sunbeam by tillie walden, my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh, wonder by r.j. palacio, reasons to stay alive by matt haig, the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall, how to do nothing by jenny odell, the charioteer by mary renault, the henna wars by adiba jaigirdar, darkness at noon by arthur koestler, a wizard of earthsea by ursula k. le guin, the story of galahad by mary blackwell sterling, the tombs of atuan by ursula k le guin, david copperfield by charles dickens, such a fun age by kiley reid, lancelot by giles kristian, carry on by rainbow rowell, scoop by evelyn waugh, the story of hong gildong, a handful of dust by evelyn waugh, a little life by hanya yanagihara, the necessary arthur by garth nix, the arthurian legends by richard barber, romeo and juliet by william shakespeare, stamped from the beginning by ibram x kendi, when breath becomes air by paul kalanthi, the fire never goes out by noelle stevenson, kafka on the shore by haruki murakami, kokoro by natsume soseki, delayed rays of a star by amanda lee koe, radio silence by alice oseman, by gaslight by steven price, perfect little world by kevin wilson, wayward son by rainbow rowell, blind willow sleeping woman by haruki murakami, hani and ishu’s guide to fake dating by adiba jaigirdar, taproot by keezy young, ready player one by ernest cline, the gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue by mackenzi lee, le morte d’arthur by thomas malory, nocturnes by kazuo ishiguro, lucky’s by andrew pippos, the magic fish by trung le nguyen, swimming in the dark by tomasz jedrowski, love by roddy doyle, only mostly devastated by sophie gonzales, i was born for this by alice oseman, the invisible man by h.g. wells, spinning by tillie walden, the three musketeers by alexandre dumas, all quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque, perfect on paper by sophie gonzales, parsnips buttered by joe lycett, we were liars by e. lockart, the farthest shore by ursula k. le guin, convenience store woman by sayaka murata, arsene lupin by maurice leblanc, scott pilgrim by bryan lee o’malley, miss carter’s war by sheila hancock, selected letters of virginia woolf, the prophet by kahlil gibran, siddhartha by herman hesse, less by andrew sean greer, reservoir dogs screenplay by quentin tarantino, peta lyre’s rating normal by anna whateley, the hound of the baskerville by arthur conan doyle, inherit the wind by jerome lawrence and robert e lee, the nine cloud dream by kim man-jung, trainspotting by irvine welsh, withnail and i screenplay by bruce robinson, america is in the heart by carlos bulosan, beach read by emily henry, steppenwolf by herman hesse, balzac and the little chinese seamstress by dai sijie, true history of the kelly gang by peter carey, one last stop by casey mcquiston, speaker for the dead by orson scott card, klara and the sun by kazuo ishiguro, the eye of the world by robert jordan, the autobiography of malcolm x as told by alex haley, the two towers by j.r.r tolkien, arsene lupin vs herlock sholmes by maurice leblanc, layamon’s arthur, all systems red by martha wells, mucha by patrick bade, macbeth by shakespeare, perfume by patrick suskind, the grapes of wrath by john steinbeck, collisions: a liminal anthology, the hours by michael cunningham, growing up disabled in australia edited by carly findlay, the betrayals by bridget collins, live and let die by ian fleming, crazy rich asians by kevin kwan, good omens by terry pratchett and neil gaiman, this train is being held by ismee williams, the shape of water by andrea camilleri, the war in the air by h.g. wells, the end of men by christina sweeney-baird, the terracotta dog by andrew camilleri, the moon and sixpence by w somerset maugham, girl woman other by bernadine evaristo, ace of spades by faridah abike-iyimide, sir launfal by thomas chestre, androcles and the lion by bernard shaw, absalom absalom! by william faulkner, crooked kingdom by leigh bardugo, one of us is lying by karen m mcmanus, honeybee by craig silvey, anywhere but earth edited by keith stevenson, first love and other stories by ivan turgenev, no country for old men by cormac mccarthy, annihilation by jeff vandermeer, the road by cormac mccarthy, the duel by aleksandr kuprin, the awakening by kate chopin, the fall by albert camus, a new day yesterday by mike barnes, mort by terry pratchett, view with a grain of sand by wislawa szymborska, no exit and other plays by jean-paul satre, the godfather by mario puzo, tomorrow when the war began by john marsden, the faerie queene by edmund spenser, this poison heart by kalynn bayron, sunlight and seaweed by tim falnnery, aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire saenz, robinson crusoe by daniel defoe, the heart is a lonely hunter by carson mccullers, the great hunt by robert jordan, scythe by neal shusterman, collected poems of w.b. yeats, dead souls by nikolai gogol, the happiest refugee by anh do, yvain the knight with the lion by chretien de troyes, pachinko by min jin lee, she who became the sun by shelley parker-chan, the memory police by yoko ogawa, the last days of judas iscariot by stephen adly guirgis, moby dick by herman melville, selected stories of anton chekhov, sailor moon by naoko takeuchi, king arthur’s death edited by larry d benson, the brothers karamazov by fyodor dostoevsky, the silmarillioin by jrr tolkien, kim jiyoung by cho nam-koo, lady susan by jane austen, cranford by elizabeth gaskell, dune by frank herbert, the divine comedy by dante aligheri, silas marner by george eliot, brute by emily skaja, the old man and the sea by ernest hemingway, the lowland by jhumpa lahiri, slaughterhouse-five by kurt vonnegut, relativity the special and general theory by albert einstein, the end of everything by katie mack, lancelot the knight of the cart by chretien de troyes, eugene onegin by alexander pushkin, bonds of brass by emily skrutskie, murders in the rue morgue by edgar allan poe, the lair of the white worm by bram stoker, the legend of sleepy hollow and other stories by washington irving, the perilous cemetery edited by nancy b black, the call of cthulu and other weird stories by h.p. lovecraft, the princess bride by william goldman, the love hypothesis by ali hazelwood, hamlet by william shakespeare, illuminations by arthur rimbaud, the sign of four by arthur conan doyle, the castle of otranto by horace walpole, the other black girl by zakiya dalila harris, malory’s contemporary audience by thomas h crofts, fight club by chuck palahniuk, french romance medieval sweden and the europeanisation of culture by sofia loden, pale fire by vladimir nabokov, speak okinawa by elizabeth miki brina, james acaster’s classic scrapes, tears sighs and laughter: expressions of emotions in the middle ages edited by per fornegard, the queen’s gambit by walter tevis, the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay by michael chabon, in deeper waters by f.t. lukens, darius the great is not okay by adib khorram, enemy of all mankind by steven johnson, blue period by tsubasa yamaguchi, slow days fast company by eve babitz, middlemarch by george eliot, the stone rose by jacqueline rayner, goblin market by christina rossetti, legends of camelot by jacqueline rayner, the grand inquisitor by fyodor dostoevsky, the lady of shalott by alfred lord tennyosn, the krillitane storm by christopher cooper, grit by silas denver melvin, the ones who walk away from omelas by ursula k le guin, scientific autobriography and other papers by max planck, the forged coupon and other stories by leo tolstoy, rose by russell t davies, brideshead revisited by evelyn waugh, if cats disappeared from the world by genki kawamura, the mill on the floss by george eliot, priestdaddy by patricia lockwood, the hidden reality by brian greene, the memoirs of sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle, classic mechanics by leonard susskind and george hrabovksy, the raven boys by maggie stiefvater,  the ruby’s curse by alex kingston, the borgias by paul strathern, north and south by elizabeth gaskell, jane eyre by charlotte bronte, how music works by david byrne, far from the madding crowd by thomas hardy, anxious people by frederik backman, journey’s end by r.c. sherriff, le chevalier as deus espees edited by paul vincent rockwell, dune messiah by frank herbert, gone girl by gillian flynn, white noise by don delillo, blood of elves by andrzej sapkowski, the highlanders by gerry davis, the underwater menace by nigel robinson, either/or by soren kierkegaard, doctor who and the cybermen by gerry davis, piranesi by susanna clarke, breasts and eggs by mieko kawakami, rendezvous with rama by arthur c clarke, the sea by john banville, the basketball diaries by jim carroll, the dry heart by natalia ginzburg, there is confusion by jessie redmon fauset, wiating for godot by samuel beckett, babette’s feast by isak dinesen, & ms ice sandwich by mieko kawakami

aand that’s it! ! thanks for reading? thanks for reading my reading? idk hnjrnjjs

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what are some of your favorite fcs that you wish had more resources??

oh god i’m bad at picking favorites but a few off the top of my head are keiynan lonsdale, alberto rosende, milo ventimiglia, charles michael davis, nico tortorella, nicole maines, jesse williams, max thieriot, herman tommeraas, elliot fletcher, oliver jackson-cohen, beanie feldstein, john boyega, daveed diggs, michiel huisman, lesley-ann brandt, jason ralph, keanu reeves, cheyenne jackson, conrad ricamora, sara ramirez, madchen amick, drew ray tanner, rachel brosnahan, jamie clayton, laverne cox, alyssa diaz, melissa o’neil, chyler leigh, santiago cabrera, wilson bethel, sendhil ramamurthy, julie gonzalo, monica raymund and basically any 35+ fc bc the rpc is severely lacking. 

I’ve also linked my fave fc tag in the source bc I’m v forgetful and probably didn’t mention a ton of people!

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Random Book Recommendations #1

Adult 🌷 Circe by Madeline Miller 🌷 The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 🌷 The Power by Naomi Alderman 🌷 Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 🌷 Vicious by V.E. Schwab 🌷 The Shining by Stephen King 🌷 Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist 🌷 House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski 🌷 Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot 🌷 Atonement by Ian McEwan 🌷 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 🌷 The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce

Young Adult 🌹 Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 🌹 The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 🌹 Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 🌹 Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 🌹 Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce 🌹 Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 🌹 Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 🌹 Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

Middle Grade 🌻 Coraline by Neil Gaiman 🌻 Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 🌻 War of the Witches by Maite Carranza

Poetry 🥀 Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti 🥀 Collected Poems by Edith Södergran 🥀 Collected Poems by Karin Boye 🥀 Wishing for Birds by Elisabeth Hewer

Short Stories 🌼 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson 🌼 The Language of Thorns (collection) by Leigh Bardugo 🌼 To Kill a Child by Stig Dagerman

Classics 💐 Don Quijote by Miguel Cervantes 💐 Dracula by Bram Stoker 💐 Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 💐 The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 💐 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 💐 Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg 💐 Grimms’ Fairy Tales 💐 The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 💐 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Graphic Novels/Manga 🌸 Memories of Emanon by Kenji Tsuruta 🌸 The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill 🌸 Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann & Kerascoët 🌸 My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata

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Episode 15: Lizzie Borden Took a Labrys

Way back in the first episode, Leigh and Gretchen formed a historical ‘murder wives’ ship starting with Anne Bonny; in this episode, they take a closer look at murder wife #2: Lizzie Borden! That’s right folks, she too may very well have had a thing for the ladies as well as possibly murdering her father and stepmother. Just how queer was she? Did she have an affair with her maid and her stepmother caught them? Did she fall in love with a glamorous lesbian movie star after the murders? Why was she acquitted and what was society like for a single, Victorian woman who wanted to be in possession of a large fortune and upward social mobility? Find out on this week’s History is Gay!

A Closer Look at Lizzie Borden, The Trial, and Her Potential Loves

If you liked hearing about Lizzie Borden, you may also like…

Plays:

1948: Fall River Legend, a ballet choreographed by Agnes De Mille, most famously known as the choreographer for Oklahoma!, Carousel, Brigadoon, and other classic 1950s American musicals. Takes the Lizzie Borden story and changes the outcome of the jury sentence to guilty.

1965: Lizzie, an opera by Jack Beeson

1990: Lizzie the Musical a rock opera by Tim Maner, Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt called “a gothic rock ritual with a ‘riotgirl’ attitude by NYT and the Village Voice describes the music as “lush tunes that retch sex, rage, dyke heat, misanthropy, and incest.”

Axed: An Evening of One Ax by Carolyn Gage, a collection of two one-act plays, Lace Curtain Irish and The Greatest Actress Who Ever Lived, both focused on women who were intimate with Lizzie during her lifetime, Bridget Sullivan and Nance O’Neil, respectively. Carolyn Gage is the playwright that called Nance O’Neil an “outrageous lesbian”.

Film & Television

1975: The Legend of Lizzie Borden, an ABC television film starring Elizabeth Montgomery as Borden and Fionnula Flanagan as Bridget Sullivan. Fun fact: It was discovered after Elizabeth Montgomery’s death that she was actually Lizzie Borden’s sixth cousin once removed!

2014: Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, a Lifetime television film starring Christina Ricci

2017: Lizzie Borden Documentary on the ‘Female Killers’ YouTube channel that we’ll link in the show notes.

2018: Lizzie movie starring Kristen Stewart and Chloe Sevigny. The film centers around the intimacy between Borden (played by Sevigny) and maid Bridget Sullivan (played by Stewart) in the face of Lizzie’s gross father. Seems pretty gay! By the time this episode airs, it will have just released, which is why we wanted to do this episode!

Other

The Borden Dispatches a duology that reimagines Lizzie as a warrior against supernatural horrors and her parents as possessed.  

Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective novels by the late Richard Behrens are a fictional series of books where young Lizzie solves crimes.

Plus, lots of other fiction books about Lizzie, Bridget, and the murders. Wikipedia is a great place to start your search.

Lizzie Borden Podcast discusses Lizzie’s life, history, background of Fall River, has live readings from plays or radio dramas, and more! There are 11 episodes out and it seems to no longer be running.

The podcast Most Notorious! A true crime podcast also has a Lizzie Borden episode, as do The History Chicks.

If you want to learn more about Lizzie Borden, check out our full list of sources and further reading below!

Online Articles:

An awesome collection of primary source documents from the trial, inquest, and even Lizzie’s will!

Lizzie Borden Didn't Kill Her Parents (Maybe)

The Trial of Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden Took an Axe

Lizzie Borden: Why a 19th-Century Axe Murder Still Fascinates Us

Lizzie Borden and the 1892 Borden Murders

Representing 'Miss Lizzie'

History Goddess: Lizzie Borden Biography

How Lizzie Borden Spent Her Life After Being Acquitted

Silence is Platinum: Nance O'Neil

SISTERS ESTRANGED OVER NANCE O'NEILL

Boston Discovers Miss Nance O'Neil

Testimony of Bridget Sullivan in the Trial of Lizzie Borden

Why Are We So Obsessed With Lizzie Borden?

Early Asexual Feminists: The Asexual History of Social Purity Activists and Spinsters

Original Spin: On the History of the Spinster

Books and Print Articles:

Parallel Lives: A social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River by Michael Martins and Dennis A. Binette

A Private Disgrace: Lizzie Borden by Daylight by Victoria Lincoln

The Life and Trial of Lizzie Borden by Charles River Editors

The Life, Legend, and Mystery of Lizzie Borden by Trey Wyatt

Lizzie: A Novel by Evan Hunter

Lizzie Borden: The Legend, The Truth, The Final Chapter by Arnold R. Brown

Videos:

Lizzie Borden Documentary

Lizzie the Musical

Chloe Sevigny's Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden Podcast

Most Notorious! Podcast Lizzie Borden

The History Chicks Podcast Lizzie Borden

Until next time, stay queer and stay curious!

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Local Love | RETAIL THERAPY

It’s never been more important to support small business than right now. Things are changing by the minute & new services are popping up daily. We are so inspired by this group of entrepreneurs. 

I’ve been distracting myself a lot recently with some retail therapy, which is why I’ve rounded up this epic list of sales, offers + philanthropic donations. I hope you’ll show your support to some of my favorite local businesses, and in return, score something awesome for yourself. Enjoy & don’t forget to tell them that The Scout Guide sent you! xx - Leigh Ann 

Alexa James Baby

Owner, Karina Drake, is committed to sharing light & joy during these uncertain times and plans to do that one delivery at a time. Alexa James Baby is delivering items directly to your doorstep and offering private shopping appointments.

Cassandra Collections

Open for business online and hand-delivered to your front porch in Austin! Support one of our favorite, local Austin jewelry makers!

Dowry

It’s always time to treat yo’self around here...

This cactus necklace is one of my favorite Dowry pieces - so many compliments and it’s the perfect layering piece! 

Dunn & Hall Interiors

Spending more time in bed than usual? Dunn & Hall Interiors are in a small circle of authorized Matouk dealers! Contact Megan & Mary for luxe bedding, towels & linens (plain or monogrammed)! 

Elisha Marie Jewelry

Sign up for Elisha Marie’s newsletter and get 10% off + free shipping on orders over $50

We’re loving her New Traveler collection 

Estilo Boutique 

Keep calm and keep shopping, is the motto at Estilo! 

1) 20% off site-wide! 

2) Free shipping! Use code “COMMUNITY” for same-day delivery to your doorstep in Austin, as well as for free shipping in the US (w/ free returns). Risk-free shopping!

3) Owner, Stephanie Coultress O’Neill, is curating a ‘style box’ & delivering it to your front porch! All the happiness of the dressing rooms at Estilo, in the comfort and safety of your home! Keep what you want & Estilo will pick up your returns the following day. Email info@estiloboutique.com to get started!

Elizabeth Volk

We could all use a little light in our days right now, so why not send a little happiness to your BFF, sister, Mom or yourself! 

Use code: FREESHIP at checkout & all Austin orders will be delivered to your doorstep! 

Erin Donahue Fine Art 

100% of proceeds from this piece goes towards No Kid Hungry

Also, she just released her latest collection - The Puzzle of Life - paper originals priced at $150/each.

Fine Healing Goods

Free shipping on all orders over $50 and 15% off with code: STAYWELL

Also, keep an eye on their Instagram feed. Founder, Rachel Daugherty, is a champion for women-owned small businesses and has been sharing lots of great things! 

Fortress of Inca 

Their brick & mortar might be temporarily closed, but their online shop is open 24/7. Plus, the Fortress Team is warming our hearts and will be donating 1/3 of all sales over the next 4 days to the Central Texas Food Bank. 

Grace Charles Design Studio

Spending a lot of time in your house leaves you wanting to make some changes... 

Might we recommend upgrading your linens, towels, pillows + more with gorgeous monograms from Catherine Macaluso Alexander. 

Gracious Garlands 

We caught up with our greenery guru, Elle, and she’s staying in close contact with her farm - which is still open and operating with minimal staff & extra precautions. 

So if you want to spruce up your kitchen table (aka desk) or go all out for your intimate Easter brunch - we fully support that idea & will be doing the same! 

Haute House Lash & Beauty Bar 

Our favorite lash lady, Brooke Ornelas, has temporarily closed her doors - but she’s staying active on Instagram - sharing tips on for maintaining your lashes, selling + shipping products (beauty + home) & selling gift cards! 

You can help support her employees by donating to their GoFundMe Page.

Hearth & Soul

A little bit of everything for everyone! Shop online or email their team to set-up a virtual shopping experience! 

We’re loving their new XO box! On-approval pieces hand-selected for you from Hearth & Soul’s thoughtful team. 

House of Margot Blair 

Carly Blair has temporarily closed the doors to her flower delivery operation, but she’s sooo looking forward to getting back up and running! 

In the meantime, might we recommend buying a ticket to her Flowers + Cocktail Course? Or, get in touch, to plan a private girls night - oh la la! 

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Shop for good to support Feeding America!

Every purchase of the Everlyne bracelet will go directly towards providing meals - 1 bracelet = 200 meals! 

Already, Team KS has provided over 780,000 meals this week! 

Korman Fine Jewelry 

Join Korman in supporting the Central Texas Food Bank by donating directly, or shop for a cause! Owners, Kat & Larry Stokes, will be donating a portion of every online sale for the month of March to help those most affected. ⠀

LACQUER

They might have temporarily closed their doors, but gift cards are a wonderful way to support in the meantime!

Speaking of, anyone else have seriously grown out gels? Look at these amazing Gel Removal + Home Manicure kits. They’re $20 each and use the code AUSTINLOCAL for free shipping. 

You can help support her employees by donating to their GoFundMe Page. 

Liz James Designs

Liz James is working on launching a new website - can’t wait to share it with you soon! 

Until then, make sure to check out her Spring Collection which launched a few weeks ago. We love The Sydney Earrings. 

Loot Finer Goods 

The Ladies of Loot are open for business (social distance-style) and hand-delivering to your front porch locally (and mailing nationwide).

The best part? The entire site is 25% off and a portion of the proceeds will go towards the Austin Community Foundation to support those affected by the cancellation of SXSW.

I picked up this pretty the other day and it was in my mailbox within 1 hour - talk about service! 

Meredith Pardue

She’s a busy mom of 3, but somehow is still making it happen! She’s making art + creating mocks ups for clients and homeschooling! Read more about her new normal. 

Check out her newly launched collection of 10"x8" pieces that will add a splash of beauty + connection to your space. And, at $500 each, they're perfect for new or young collectors. Email studio@meredithpardue.com to learn more. 

Molly Haertle

Have you seen Molly’s newest charcoal series? Love. 

I’m planning to use this downtime to commission a painting of myself and my husband. We have not one photo framed in our house (eek!), so I’ve decided I’d like a painting of my favorite photo instead. 💕

PS: We saw a discount code online... 

Olivia Shoppe

The online shop for home goods + curated children’s clothing is open!

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Paper Place

Now is the perfect time to design some personal stationery or to place a party invite to celebrate the end of self-isolation!  

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Rahya Jewelry Design 

Our current obsession is RJD x SCOTT 2020 - All proceeds go to No Kid Hungry

Sign up for her newsletter and get 15% off + always free shipping & returns

Rejuvenate Austin

The Spring Break Sale is ON! Woah - so many deals! Buy now and you’ll be ready to book for a post-self isolation pamper sesh. 

In the meantime, shop their recommended products that they can ship to your front door! 

Slow North

Slow North’s brick & mortar will be closed until March 30th, with the exception of free nationwide shipping (no minimums). 

Their online shop is open 24/7 and filled with botanical goods to get you through these stressful times. 

Also, have you seen this amazing initiative that Slow North is spearheading? So proud to have them included in our network!

Sparrow Interiors

Y’all! Sparrow is getting prepared to move into a beautiful new space and the entire shop is 50% OFF (exclusions: new jewelry and select artwork). 

Tecovas

Tecova’s is going back to their roots - online! 

Shop their website for brand new boots + leather accessories. They just dropped The Carter - get a head start on Father’s Day...

Understated Leather

Set the quarantine vibes with Understated Leather’s special sale. 

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Zilker Belts

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Ditch your PJs and start getting dressed with work, completing the look with a Zilker Belt, of course. 

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Goodbye September, and hello October!

After taking a hiatus in August, I was back in the book blogging world for the month of September.  September was really good to me….

Let’s see what I had going on this month, shall we?

Not only did I get a lot done on the blog front in September, but I also read 11 books, attended TWO book tours (one for Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere and one for Leigh Bardugo’s The Language of Thorns), got my first bookish tattoo (already working on a Harry Potter tattoo & a Jane Eyre tattoo), and went a little crazy buying books this month.  It was a very bookish month indeed 🙂

October is my favorite month of the year, but it is also my busiest with birthdays, our wedding anniversary, football playoffs, Halloween parties, and school functions.  Not only that, but we are about two weeks away from listing our current home, and about 7 weeks away from finishing renovations & moving into our new home.  I hate to say it, but I will be scarce in the book blogging world in October.  I’ll do my best.

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*Book titles link to Goodreads

» Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Feelings in a few thoughts: multi layered story – really enjoyed how the author let the story unfold ¤ character study of a dysfunctional Chinese American family ¤ set in 1970s Ohio (my home state) ¤ mystery vibe not a thriller ¤ themes: racism, sexism, interracial marriage, parents projecting their dreams & ambitions onto their children, loss & grief

» Now I Rise (The Conqueror’s Saga #2) by Kiersten White

Feelings in a few thoughts: enjoyed this just as much as And I Darken,◊ loved getting more Radu, but did it take away from Lada? ◊ Mehmed is totally an ass – nothing new there ◊ YA historical fiction needs more hype – history is cool kids ◊ I love how Lada challenges traditional gender roles of the times & takes what she wants… in all aspects of her life

» The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Guide #1) by Mackenzi Lee

*4.5 Stars*

Feelings in a few thoughts:  YA historical fiction makes my heart happy ◊ tongue-in-cheek humor – I laughed out loud multiple times ◊ these characters will steal your heart: Monty, the charming scoundrel, Felicity, the level headed and brilliant little sister, and Percy, the sweet and gentle friend  ◊ includes some heavy tones, but overall a lighthearted & fluffy read ◊ audiobook is brilliantly narrated

» Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons #1) by Leigh Bardugo

Feelings in a few thoughts: Bardugo did a great job putting a YA spin on the Wonder Woman story ◊ dialogue between characters on point ◊ did not see the twist coming ◊ wanted to see more of life on Themyscira & the Amazons ◊ the story was just as much about Alia as Diana – would have liked the focus to have been more Diana

» Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

*4.5 Stars*

Feelings in a few thoughts: Hamid’s writing style takes a little while to get used to – lots of thoughts stringed together with commas ◊ LOVED that this book was a inside look at the collective refuge experience – it captured the fears & stresses refugees experience fleeing their homes ◊ a small touch of magic realism – would have liked these elements to have been a little more developed  ◊ bittersweet romance – felt so realistic ◊ writing was understated, which suited the story well

» The Dinner by Herman Koch

Feelings in a few thoughts: This book was PAINFULLY slow ◊ the narrator, Paul, went off on so many random (and boring) tangents that my mind wandered for much of this book ◊ unbelievable for so many different reasons

» A Million Junes by Emily Henry

*4.5 Stars*

Feelings in a few thoughts: forbidden romance – Romeo & Juliet style ◊ grief & loss = central theme ◊ LOVED the magic & paranormal elements – magic realism done right ◊ beautiful writing ◊ slow burn romance ◊ realistic characters – Emily Henry somehow manages to write teen characters that do NOT annoy me

» Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

*4.5 Stars*

Feelings in a few thoughts: Coming-of-age story set in 1970s Brooklyn, New York ◊ Woodson’s poetic writing is exquisite ◊ this book felt authentic – not surprising since it is an #OwnVoices book ◊ themes: grief & loss, friendship, and growing up ◊ you can really feel how special Brooklyn is to Woodson ◊ “short story” done right

» Here’s To Us by Elin Hilderbrand

Feelings in a few thoughts: This was my book club’s pick for September, otherwise I would never have picked this one up ¤ cliché ¤ what’s with all the cheating & divorce? – portrayed it as normal & almost acceptable ¤ not a fan of girl hate, while no blame is put on the man ¤ none of these woman had any self respect

» Asking For It by Louise O’Neill

Feelings in a few thoughts: this is one of those books I will be thinking about for a long time ¤ a necessary exploration of rape culture ¤ Emma wasn’t exactly a likeable character, but did she in fact “ask for it”? Would things have turned out differently if she had been different in the past? ¤ raw & honest – no sugar coating  ¤ “My body is not my own any more. They have stamped their names all over it.” ¤ In the wake of the Brock Turner case, books like this one in the YA genre are so very important – another good book recommendation is The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis.

» Solo by Kwame Alexander

Feelings in a few thoughts: YA book in poetic verse ¤ the writing in parts of this book were absolutely stunning, but not as much in others – made the flow of the book feel messy ¤ I feel like this book would be appealing to teenage boys – which isn’t always easy to do ¤ I enjoyed the second half of the book much more than the first – especially when Blade arrives in Ghana ¤ really enjoyed how rock music is such a big part of the book ¤ audiobook well done – made it feel more authentic

August 2017 Wrap-Up + Book Haul + Hiatus Update

September 2017 TBR

Anne of Green Gables Bookish Goodies + #Giveaway Opportunity #AnneReadAlong2017

*Giveaway Closed*

Top 5 Wednesday: Skip the Book Synopsis

Top 5 Wednesday: Fancasts for Recent Reads

Book Reviews:

Mini Book Reviews: YA Books (September 2017)

Book Review: The History Major by Michael Phillip Cash

Book Review: The Luster of Lost Things by Sophie Chen Keller

Book Review: The House by the Lake by Ella Carey

Book Review: Gone to Drift by Diana McCaulay

After only purchasing 3 eBooks last month, I really blew my book buying ban in September… I just keep adding to the ridiculous amount of books that I will have to box up and move in November.

Physical Books:

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» Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

*Purchased copy to get signed at The Language of Thorns book tour – signed copy by author

» The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

*Attended book tour – signed copy by author

» Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

*Attended book tour – signed copy by author

» Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran

*Copy sent for review

» The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne

*Copy sent for review

And then I went to a library book sale…

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» The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer

» Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin

» Nightbird by Alice Hoffman

» Vicious by V.E. Schwab

» Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

*Will be buddy reading this with Kirstie @Upside-Down Books in October!

» The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

» Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt

» The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

» Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

» East of Eden by John Steinbeck

*One of my favorite books 🙂

In my defense, I scored a hardback copy of each of these books for $1 each… Would you have passed that up?

Which books did you read this month?

Have you read any of the books I read or hauled this month?  If so, what did you think?

Did you buy any books?  If so, which ones?

Comment below & let me know 🙂

I read 11 books in September. How many did you read? #BookBlogger #Bookworm #Bibliophile Goodbye September, and hello October! After taking a hiatus in August, I was back in the book blogging world for the month of September. 

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By: Leigh Ann O’Neill and Brent Morden

Published: Oct 12, 2023

It’s Fall, and writers are submitting their best stories, essays, and poems to literary journals, which have reopened after the summer break. The readership for many of these journals may be small, but they are powerful gatekeepers for aspiring poets and literary authors. Many journals receive hundreds, or even thousands, of submissions every month, from which they typically select only a few pieces for publication. Of the works they publish, they nominate only a handful for prestigious prizes—such as the Pushcart, the O. Henry, and the Best American series—which can launch a young writer’s career.

In apparent violation of federal anti-discrimination law, a growing number of literary journals across the United States are openly discriminating based on race or ancestry in setting the fees they charge to writers submitting their work. By following the current trend toward race essentialism, literary journals are establishing an ominous precedent, while flouting the fundamental principle of equality under the law, regardless of skin color.

Submitting work to journals is easier now than it once was. Gone are the days of mass postal submissions and stamped self-addressed envelopes. Most journals have transitioned to electronic portals such as Submittable.com to manage submissions; and they often charge hopeful authors a submission fee to defray their operating costs. All you need to do is upload your piece, pay your money, and keep your fingers crossed. A single story or poem might be rejected dozens of times before it finds a home.

Even though these fees are typically quite low—five, ten, or twenty dollars—they can start to add up, especially when one considers that the payment for published work offered by these journals is often nominal. Historically, journals have been mindful of the hardship their fees can impose. Harvard Review, Yale Review, and many other prestigious publications offer need-based fee waivers or fee-free submission periods in the case of authors suffering financial hardship.

Recently, however, many journals have taken a different approach: They are assigning fee waivers on the basis of applicants’ skin color and ethnicity. At Ecotone (affiliated with the University of North Carolina), for example, “historically underrepresented writers” may submit earlier than others, and are exempt from fees entirely, regardless of financial need. A similar policy was implemented at Indiana Review (Indiana University Bloomington), where “Black, Indigenous, and Person of Color (BIPOC)” writers were automatically exempted from fees. (Non-BIPOC writers were required either to pay, or to request fee waivers on an individual basis.) At Black Warrior Review (University of Alabama), those who are a “Black, indigenous, or incarcerated writer … may skip the Submittable process and email your submission directly to the editor … for no fee.”

These race-based fee structures violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin by universities and colleges that accept federal funding. In the case of public universities, race-based fees also run afoul of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. And yet, this sort of overtly race-based treatment has continued largely unnoticed and unchallenged.

At the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR)—where the two of us serve as managing director of legal advocacy, and managing director of FAIR in the Arts, respectively—we’re actively working to change that. And we’ve already had some success.

Perhaps these developments should not come as a surprise. Literary journals are simply exhibiting the fixation on racial and ethnic identity that has become a mainstay of academia and mainstream publishing. But trying to atone for past discrimination by imposing differential race-based treatment on citizens isn’t just illegal in many cases; it also serves to stereotype non-white people as poor, beleaguered, and victimized. And it serves to overlook those who do need assistance because of disadvantages they’ve suffered in life, but who don’t possess the immutable characteristics considered to be an indicator of struggle and strife.

Moreover, these practices foster societal division by elevating superficial differences over all the elements we have in common. This undermines the sense of empathy, imagination, and intellectual freedom required to create compelling literature; and deadens the unifying, inspiring, and humanizing effect that art can have on us.

In the grand sweep of things, the submission policies of small literary journals may not seem to be an important issue. But it represents yet another challenge to our liberal values—and a harbinger of what kind of racially Balkanized society awaits us if we allow unconstitutional race-based policies to become the new normal in American cultural life.

Leigh Ann O’Neill is managing director of legal advocacy at the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR). Brent Morden is managing director of FAIR in the Arts.

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writing roundup

Poetry:

there is no separate survival by Shabnam Piryaei

Cutting by Brionne Janae

And What Good Will Your Vanity Be When the Rapture Comes by Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib 

On PrEP or on Prayer by sam sax

Apology; Sweet Talk by Derrick Austin

No is a Complete Sentence; Portrait of the Alcoholic Three Weeks Sober; the Straw is Too Long, the Axe is Too Dull by Kaveh Akbar

Without Conferring, We Both Ask For a Smoke & Dagger by Emily O’Neill

When Lucille Bogan Sings “Shave ‘Em Dry” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Where the Fired Body is Porous by Tiana Clark

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay

Social Death, An Address by Xandria Phillips 

A Bell Still Unrung by Safiya Sinclair 

Recurring Dream Wherein I’m Watching an Episode of Star Trek by Colette Arrand 

Manhattan is a Lenape Word by Natalie Diaz

This City by Eugenia Leigh

Barbershop by Phillip B. Williams

Poet’s Sampler: b: william bearhart

American Sonnet for Wanda C. by Terrance Hayes

When the Therapist Asks You to Recount, You Have to Say It by Aricka Foreman

Apologies from a Muslim Orphan by Tarfia Faizullah

Fiction:

The Enchantment by Emily B. Cataneo 

When an Artist and a Novelist Let Their Creative Powers Loose on a Fabulous Apartment Filled With Art by Hanya Yanagihara

The Mark of Cain by Roxane Gay

Carry Me Home, Sisters of St. Joseph by Marie-Helene Bertino

No Type of Good by Gabrielle Rucker

Churches We’ve Broken Into by Julia Evans

Essays:

When It Is Not Our World Anymore What Will We Hear: On Empathy by Rosebud Ben-Oni

The Effects of White Supremacy are Non-Transferable by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

The Aqiqah by Kima Jones

A Chorus of Hands by Mahogany Browne 

Women in the Fracklands: On Water, Land, Bodies, and Standing Rock by Toni Jensen

What If: On Black Lives and Mental Health by Jodi Savage

A Map of Lost Things: On Family, Grief, and the Meaning of Home by Jamila Osman

Criticism/Interviews/Hybrid:

Hayao Miyazaki and the Art of Being a Woman by Gabrielle Bellot 

Fine Dining by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Frank Ocean is Finally Free, Mystery Intact by Jon Caramanica

What Makes a Celebrity Take Off His Shirt by Anne Helen Peterson

I Hated Britney Spears Until I Saw Myself in Her by B. Pietras

Robin Coste Lewis: Black Joy is My Primary Aesthetic

Divedapper: Conversation with Jericho Brown by Kaveh Akbar

VIDA’s Report from the Field: Getting Along Shouldn’t Be An Ambition by Jean Ho

A Story about Discovery by Rachel Monroe (about detransitioning)

Disability and Poetry: An Exchange

He Lived by Syreeta McFadden (cw: lynching)

The Problem with “Pussy” by Josephine Livingstone

This Hair of Mine by Cynthia Harvey 

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Public Enemies (2009)

Biography, Crime, Drama |

Public Enemies is a American biographical crime drama film directed by Michael Mann who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough’s non-fiction book Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34.

Set during the Great Depression, the film chronicles the final years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger as he is pursued by FBI agent Melvin Purvis, Dillinger’s relationship with Billie Frechette, as well as Purvis’ pursuit of Dillinger’s associates and fellow criminals Homer Van Meter and Baby Face Nelson.

In 1933, John Dillinger infiltrates Indiana State Penitentiary and assists in the jailbreak of his crew. During the firefight, his mentor Walter is shot and killed by the prison guards. Dillinger and company head for a nearby farm, where they change clothes and eat before driving to a safe house on the east-side of Chicago.

After killing Charles Floyd, FBI agent Melvin Purvis is promoted by J. Edgar Hoover to lead the hunt for Dillinger. Purvis shares Hoover’s belief in using modern methods to battle crime, ranging from cataloging fingerprints to tapping telephone lines.

In between a series of bank robberies, Dillinger meets Billie Frechette at a restaurant and impresses her by buying her a fur coat. Frechette falls for Dillinger even after he reveals his identity, and the two become inseparable.

Director: Michael Mann

Writers: Ronan Bennett (screenplay), Michael Mann (screenplay), Ann Biderman (screenplay), Bryan Burrough (book)

Stars: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke, Stephen Graham, David Wenham, John Judd

►Cast:

Christian Bale…Melvin PurvisChristian Stolte…Charles MakleyJason Clarke…‘Red’ HamiltonJohnny Depp…John DillingerStephen Graham…Baby Face NelsonDavid Wenham…Harry ‘Pete’ PierpontJohn Judd…TurnkeyStephen Dorff…Homer Van MeterMichael Vieau…Ed ShouseJohn Kishline…Guard DainardCarey Mulligan…Carol SlaymanJames Russo…Walter DietrichGiovanni Ribisi…Alvin KarpisWesley Walker…Jim LeslieJohn Scherp…Earl AdamsElena Kenney…Viola NorrisWilliam Nero Jr.…Toddler on FarmChanning Tatum…Pretty Boy FloydRory Cochrane…Agent Carter BaumMadison Dirks…Agent Warren BartonLen Bajenski…Police Chief FultzAdam Clark…SportAndrzej Krukowski…Oscar Lieboldt (as Andrew Krukowski)Casey Siemaszko…Harry BermanJohn Michael Bolger…Martin ZarkovichBranka Katic…Anna SagePeter DeFaria…Grover Weyland (as Peter Defaria)Jonathan Macchi…TellersJeff Shannon…Angry CopMichael Sassone…FarmerEmilie de Ravin…Barbara Patzke (as Emilie De Ravin)Brian Connelly…Officer Chester BoyardEd Bruce…Senator McKellarBilly Crudup…J. Edgar HooverGeoffrey Cantor…Harry SuydamChandler Williams…Clyde TolsonRobert Brooks Hollingsworth…Hoover Reporter #1David Paul Innes…Hoover Reporter #2Joe Carlson…Hoover Reporter #3Ben Mac Brown…Hoover Reporter #4 (as Ben Brown)Marion Cotillard…Billie FrechetteDiana Krall…Torch SingerDuane Sharp…Doorman at Gold Coast (as Duane A. Sharp)Domenick Lombardozzi…Gilbert CatenaBill Camp…Frank NittiJohn Ortiz…Phil D’AndreaRichard Short…Agent Sam CowleyRandy Ryan…Agent Julius RiceShawn Hatosy…Agent John MadalaKurt Naebig…Agent William RorerJohn Hoogenakker…Agent Hugh CleggAdam Mucci…Agent Harold ReineckeRebecca Spence…Doris RogersDanni Simon…May MinczelesDon Harvey…Customer at Steuben ClubShanyn Leigh…Helen Gillis (as Shanyn Belle Leigh)Spencer Garrett…Tommy CarrollStephen Lang…Charles WinsteadDon Frye…Clarence HurtMatt Craven…Gerry CampbellLaurence Mason…Porter at Union StationRandy Steinmeyer…Cop EymanKris Wolff…DeputyLili Taylor…Sheriff Lillian HolleyDonald G. Asher…Reporter #1Andrew Steele…Reporter #2 (as Andrew C. Steele)Philip M. Potempa…Reporter #3 (as Philip Matthew Potempa)Brian McConkey…PhotographerAlan Wilder…Robert EstillDavid Warshofsky…Warden BakerPeter Gerety…Louis PiquettMichael Bentt…Herbert YoungbloodJohn Lister…Judge MurrayJim Carrane…Sam Cahoon (as Jimmy Carrane)Joseph Mazurk…Guard BryantJohn Fenner Mays…Deputy BlunkRick Uecker…Edward SaagerCraig Spidle…Reporter (as Craig A. Spidle)Jason T. Arnold…Other Jr. G-ManAndrew Blair…Other Jr. G-ManMark Vallarta…Harry BergDaniel Maldonado…Jacob Solomon (as Dan Maldanado)Sean A. Rosales…Joe Pawlowski (as Sean Rosales)Stephen Spencer…Emil WanatkaPatrick Zielinski…DoctorGareth Saxe…Agent Ray SuranGuy Van Swearingen…Agent Ralph BrownJeff Still…Jimmy ProbascoLance Baker…Freddie BarkerSteve Key…Doc BarkerLeelee Sobieski…Polly HamiltonJerry Goff…Captain O’Neill (as Gerald Goff)David Carde…Special AgentAaron Roman Weiner…Special Agent (as Aaron Weiner)Keith Kupferer…Agent SopsicTurk Muller…Other East Chicago CopTim Grimm…Other East Chicago CopMartie Sanders…Irene the Ticket TakerRobyn LeAnn Scott…Ella Natasky (as Robyn Scott)David John Adamson…Bank President #3

Sources: imdb & wikipedia

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Jury fails to reach verdict in Hillsborough manslaughter trial

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the case against David Duckenfield, pictured today 

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the manslaughter trial of Hillsborough disaster match commander David Duckenfield.

The 74-year-old former police chief went on trial for 95 counts of manslaughter 30 years after Liverpool fans were crushed to death in the Leppings Lane end of Sheffield Wednesday’s stadium.

But, following a nine-week trial in Preston and 29 hours of deliberation, a jury failed to reach a verdict. Prosecutors have indicated they’ll seek a retrial, but await a judge’s decision on whether it will go ahead.

The jury did however find former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary Graham Mackrell guilty of failing to discharge his duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Around 60 family members who watched the case via a video-link in Liverpool gasped as the jury foreman told the court they could not reach a verdict for Duckenfield. They cheered as the guilty verdict for Mackrell was announced. 

Hillsborough victims’ families hugged outside Preston Crown Court following the verdicts

Relatives of those who died had mixed emotions about the outcomes of the two cases

During the trial, prosecution said that Duckenfield’s catastrophic order to open a gate usually only used to let fans out the ground led to a surge of supporters into the stadium, which ended in the crush. 

Prosecutor Richard Matthews QC had told the court that Duckenfield had the ‘ultimate responsibility’ for the police operation as well as ‘personal responsibility’ to take reasonable care for the arrangements put in place.

Mr Matthews said: ‘We, the prosecution, are not calling evidence to prove that David Duckenfield’s failings were the only cause of that crush, only that David Duckenfield’s exceptionally bad failings were a substantial cause.’ 

But Duckenfield’s lawyer, Benjamin Myers, had told the jury the case was a ‘breathtakingly unfair prosecution’ and his client and had done ‘his best’ in difficult circumstances.

Former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary Graham Mackrell was convicted of a health and safety offence

Defending Duckenfield, Mr Myers said: ‘He was faced with something that no one had foreseen, no one had planned for and no one could deal with.’ 

Duckenfield was charged with 95 counts of manslaughter. Under the law at the time, there can be no prosecution for the 96th victim, Tony Bland, as he died more than a year and a day after the disaster. 

Mackrell, who was convicted of health and safety offences today, was club secretary at the time of the 1989 semi-final, between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. As part of that role he was safety officer for the club.

The 69-year-old faced trial for failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Prosecutors said Mackrell failed to take reasonable care as safety officer in respect of arrangements for admission to the stadium, particularly in respect of the turnstiles being of such numbers to admit spectators at a rate where no unduly large crowds would be waiting for admission.

The court has heard there were seven turnstiles for the 10,100 Liverpool supporters with standing tickets.

Fans scramble into the top tier of the Leppings Lane end terrace to escape the crush

Why did Duckenfield only face 95 counts when 96 fans died?

Due to the law in 1989, Duckenfield had not been charged with the manslaughter of Tony Bland, because he died more than a year and a day after the disaster occurred. 

Mr Bland, 22, was crushed during the FA Cup Semi Final between his beloved Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.

But he survived for four years because of life support.

Because he died more than a year and a day after his injuries were caused, the CPS could not charge Duckenfield with his manslaughter.

Opening the case against Mackrell, prosecutor Richard Matthews QC explained that the stadium was granted a safety certificate in 1979 by Sheffield County Council, which set out various conditions including some concerned with trying to ensure the safe operation of the ground for large crowds.

One of the conditions, he said, was for the club to agree with police – prior to the tie on April 15 – on the methods of entry into the stadium and that meant the arrangements of, and number of, turnstiles to be used for admission to the West Stand terraces and the north-west terraces at the Leppings Lane end.

Mr Matthews said: ‘It is the prosecution case that Mr Mackrell committed a criminal offence by agreeing to, or at the very least turning a “blind eye” to, or by causing through his neglect of his duty, this breach by the club of this condition.’ 

Who were the victims of the Hillsborough disaster?

These are the 96 victims who lost their lives as a result of the Hillsborough tragedy on April 15 1989:

Adam Edward Spearritt, 14. A schoolboy from Cheshire, Adam was taken to the game by his father Edward and two friends. 

Alan Johnston, 29. A trainee accountant from Liverpool. Mr Johnston had travelled to Sheffield in a hired minibus with friends and was separated from them at the Leppings Lane turnstile due to the crowd. 

Alan McGlone, 28. A factory worker from Kirkby, who shared a car to Sheffield with friends, including Joseph Clark, a fellow victim. 

Adam Edward Spearritt, Alan Johnston, Alan McGlone

Andrew Mark Brookes, 26. A car worker from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Mr Brookes drove to the game with friends and entered the stadium through the turnstiles with his friend Mark Richards, before he was separated by a crowd surge.

Anthony David Bland, 22. A labourer from Keighley, West Yorkshire, who was 18 when he went to the game with two friends. Mr Bland died in 1993, several years after the disaster, after receiving severe brain injuries on the day which left him in a vegetative state. A landmark legal ruling allowed his family to stop life-support treatment, making him Hillsborough’s 96th and final victim. His death was not included in the David Duckenfield trial because laws at the time meant he died too late to be covered by the indictment.

Anthony Peter Kelly, 29. A married soldier from Birkenhead. He travelled to Sheffield with two friends, who survived. 

Andrew Mark Brookes, Anthony Bland, Anthony Peter Kelly

Arthur Horrocks, 41. A married insurance agent from the Wirral, Mr Horrocks had travelled to the game with his brother and nephews. One nephew saw him lose consciousness as crowd pressure intensified in one of the enclosures.

Barry Glover, 27. A married greengrocer from Bury, Lancashire. Mr Glover travelled to Sheffield with his father and three friends. 

Barry Sidney Bennett, 26. A seaman from Liverpool. Mr Bell had driven to watch the game with four friends. 

Arthur Horrocks, Barry Glover, Barry Sidney Bennett

Brian Christopher Matthews, 38. A married financial consultant from Merseyside. He was a season ticket holder and had travelled to the game with friends.

Carl William Rimmer, 21. A video technician from Liverpool who went to see the match with his brother Kevin and two friends, who survived.

Carl Brown, 18. A student from Leigh, Greater Manchester. Mr Brown had travelled to the game with a group of friends by car. 

Brian Christopher Mathews, Carl William Rimmer, Carl Brown

Carl Darren Hewitt, 17. An apprentice cabinet maker from Leicester. He had gone to the ground with his brother, Nicholas, who was also killed. The pair had travelled up to the fixture on a supporters coach. 

Carl David Lewis, 18. A labourer from Kirkby who went to Hillsborough with his brothers Michael and David. He hitchhiked part of the way so he could buy a ticket outside the ground. 

Christine Anne Jones, 27. A married senior radiographer from Preston. She went to the game with her husband Stephen, but was separated from him after they entered the ground. 

Carl Darren Hewitt, Carl David Lewis, Christine Anne Jones

Christopher James Traynor, 26. A married joiner from Birkenhead. He travelled with his brother Martin and friend Dave Thomas, who both also died. 

Christopher Barry Devonside, 18. A college student from Liverpool, Mr Devonside had gone to the game with his father and some friends. His friends lost sight of him one minute before kick off in the swelling crowd. 

Christopher Edwards, 29. A steelworker from South Wirral. He travelled down to Sheffield with two others, but left them before entering the stadium. 

Christopher James Traynor, Christopher Barry Devonside, Christopher Edwards

Colin Wafer, 19. A bank clerk from Liverpool who travelled alone to the match on a coach.

Colin Andrew Hugh William Sefton, 23. A security officer from Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, Mr Sefton drove to the match with his friends, who survived. 

Colin Mark Ashcroft, 19. Mr Ashcroft attended the game after travelling down on a coach organised by Liverpool Supporters Travel Club.  

Colin Wafer, Colin Andrew Hugh William Sefton, Colin Mark Ashcroft

David William Birtle, 22. An HGV driver from Stoke-on-Trent. Mr Birtle had attended the game alone. 

David George Rimmer, 38. A married sales manager from Skelmersdale, West Lancashire. He travelled by car to Sheffield with a friend and was separated after entering the stadium due to a crowd surge. 

David Hawley, 39. A married diesel fitter from St Helens. Mr Hawley drove to the game with family members, including his 17-year-old nephew Stephen O’Neill, who was also killed. 

David William Birtle, David George Rimmer, David Hawley

David John Benson, 22. A sales representative from Warrington. Mr Benson had gone to the game with his friend, but had parted ways with him at the gates as they were in different areas.

David Leonard Thomas, 23. A joiner from Birkenhead. Along with a group of friends, Mr Thomas drove to the game from Liverpool. Two of the friends he was travelling with, Christopher and Martin Traynor, also died that day. 

David William Mather, 19. A post office counter clerk from Liverpool who drove his friends to the fixture. After his death, Mr Mather’s ashes were scattered at The Kop of Anfield football ground. 

David John Benson, David Leonard Thomas, David William Mather

Derrick George Godwin, 24. An accounts clerk from Gloucestershire. He went to the match alone, having caught a train from Cheltenham. 

Eric Hankin, 33. A married nurse from Liverpool. Mr Hankin lost his friends in the crowd at the turnstile due to the crowd pressure. 

Eric George Hughes, 42. A married sales executive from Warrington. He attended the game with friends and was seen by one of them being passed from the terraces by two police officers. 

Derrick George Godwin, Eric Hankin, Eric George Hughes

Francis Joseph McAllister, 27. A fireman from Liverpool. Mr McAllister went to the ground with a group of friends, including Nicholas Joynes, who also died in the tragedy.

Gary Christopher Church, 19. A joiner from Liverpool. Mr Church went to the game with several friends on a minibus and met with another group which included Christopher Devonside and Simon Bell, both of whom were also killed.

Gary Collins, 22. A quality controller from Liverpool. He had driven to Sheffield with two friends, who lost him after the crushing began in the West Stand. 

Francis Joseph McAllister, Gary Christopher Church, Gary Collins (right, as a boy)

Gary Harrison, 27. A married driver from Liverpool who had travelled to the game with his brother Stephen, also a victim of the disaster.

Gary Philip Jones, 18. A student from Merseyside. Mr Jones joined his cousin and several others on a minibus to the match. It was his first away game. 

Gerard Bernard Patrick Baron, 67. A retired postal worker who died at the ground after driving from Preston to watch the game with his son Gerard Martin Baron Jnr. Mr Baron was the oldest person to die that day.  

Gary Harrison, Gary Philip Jones, Gerard Bernard Patrick Baron

Gordon Rodney Horn, 20. A Liverpool fan who travelled to the ground with friends in a minibus from Bootle, Liverpool. He was separated from his friend in a crowd surge shortly before kick-off.

Graham John Roberts, 24. An engineer from Merseyside. He travelled by car with two friends to Hillsborough stadium. 

Graham John Wright, 17. A insurance clerk from Liverpool who went to see the match with his friend James Gary Aspinall, who also died. His brother attended the game separately from Graham and survived. 

Gordon Rodney Horn, Graham John Roberts, Graham John Wright

Henry Charles Rogers, 17. A student from Chester. He caught a train with his brother Adam, but once they found themselves forced through the gates by the swelling crowds, lost one another. 

Henry Thomas Burke, 47. A married roofing contractor from Liverpool. Mr Burke went to Sheffield with a number of friends, but only entered the stadium with one other, James Swaine, who survived. 

Ian David Whelan, 19. A junior clerk from Warrington, Yorkshire. He travelled alone to the match on a coach from Anfield organised by the Liverpool supporters club. 

Henry Rogers, Henry Burke and Ian Whelan

Ian Thomas Glover, 20. A street paver from Liverpool, Mr Glover had gone to the game with his brother Joseph, who survived. The pair were separated in the crowd and his brother later saw him being pulled from the enclosure.

Inger Shah, 38. A secretary from London. She attended the match with her son Daniel, before which they met friends including Marian McCabe, who was also killed. 

James Gary Aspinall, 18. A clerk from Liverpool. Mr Aspinall went on a coach from Liverpool to Sheffield with friend Graham Wright, who was also killed.

Ian Glover, Inger Shah and James Aspinall

James Philip Delaney, 19. An assembly worker from South Wirral. Mr Delaney had arrived at the game that day with two friends, one of whom, James Hennessy, also died in the disaster.

James Robert Hennessy, 29. A plasterer from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. He caught a coach with two friends, including fellow victim James Delaney. 

John Alfred Anderson, 62. A married security officer from Liverpool. Mr Anderson travelled to the game in Sheffield by car with his son Brian and two friends. 

 James Delaney, James Hennessy and John Anderson

John McBrien, 18. A student from Clwyd. Mr McBrien took a supporters bus to Hillsborough and was caught up in a surge near the ground’s perimeter fence.

Jonathon Owens, 18. A clerical officer from Chester. Mr Owens travelled with two friends to the match, including fellow victim Peter Burkett. 

Jon-Paul Gilhooley, 10. The youngest victim of the Hillsborough tragedy. He had gone to the game with his two uncles, who both survived. Footballer Steven Gerrard was his younger cousin.

John McBrien, Jonathon Owens, Jon-Paul Gilhooley

Joseph Clark, 29. A fork-lift driver from Liverpool. He had travelled to the game with his brother Stephen and two friends, one of whom, Alan McGlone, also died at the ground.

Joseph Daniel McCarthy, 21. A student from London. He met his friends at a pub in Sheffield, including Paul Brady, a fellow victim that day.

Keith McGrath, 17. An apprentice painter from Liverpool. Mr McGrath travelled with friends, after being given a season ticket for Liverpool on his 17th birthday.

Joseph Clark, Joseph McCarthy and Keith McGrath

Kester Roger Marcus Ball, 16. A student from St Albans, Hertfordshire. Mr Ball had been driven to the game by his father Roger and was joined by two other children, who survived.

Kevin Daniel Williams, 15. A schoolboy from Merseyside who travelled to the game with four friends by train, one of whom, Stuart Thompson, also died. Mr Williams’ mother became a leading Hillsborough campaigner before her death in 2012.

Kevin Tyrell, 15. A schoolboy from Runcorn. He travelled to the game with four friends on a coach from Runcorn who he became separated from just before kick-off.

Kester Ball, Kevin Williams and Kevin Tyrrell

Lee Nicol, 14. A schoolboy from Bootle, Liverpool. He had travelled to the match with friends. Inside the ground, one friend saw him get knocked to the floor by the force of the crowd.

Marian Hazel McCabe, 21. A factory worker from Basildon, Essex, Miss McCabe took a train from London with several friends, one of whom was Inger Shah, who also died. 

Martin Kevin Traynor, 16. An apprentice joiner from Birkenhead. He travelled with his brother Christopher and friend Dave Thomas, who both also died.

Martin Kenneth Wild, 29. A printing worker from Cheshire. He had travelled to the game from Stockport with a group of friends, who all survived. He became separated from his friends during the game, who then next saw him on the floor.  

Michael David Kelly, 38. A warehouseman from Liverpool. He came down to the game on a supporters’ coach and left his friends to enter the ground alone. 

Nicholas Peter Joynes, 27. A married draughtsman from Liverpool. He took a minibus to the ground with friends, one of whom, Francis McAllister, also died. The remainder of their group had decided not to venture too far into the ground when they saw how crowded the enclosure was. 

Martin Wild, Michael Kelly and Nicholas Joynes

Nicholas Michael Hewitt, 16. A student from Leicester. He and his brother Carl died in the tragedy. The pair were last seen exiting a coach they caught to the ground together. 

Patrick John Thompson, 35. A railway guard from Liverpool. Mr Thompson caught a train to the game with his two brothers, Kevin and Joe, with whom he entered the enclosure.

Paula Ann Smith, 26. Miss Smith, an avid Liverpool fan whose bedroom was covered in memorabilia, had travelled to the match alone after taking a coach laid on by Liverpool supporters’ club. 

Nicholas Hewitt, Patrick Thompson and Paula Smith

Paul Anthony Hewitson, 26. A self-employed builder from Liverpool. Mr Hewitson had been given a lift in his friend’s van to Hillsborough stadium.

Paul David Brady, 21. A refrigeration engineer from Liverpool. Mr Brady had gone to the game with three friends, one of whom, Joseph McCarthy, was also killed. 

Paul Brian Murray, 14. A student from Stoke-on-Trent. He had been taken to the fixture by his father and the pair had been knocked over by the force of the crush, which separated them.

Paul Hewitson, Paul Brady and Paul Murray

Paul Clark, 18. An apprentice electrician from Swanwick, Debyshire, Mr Clark went to Hillsborough with his father Kenneth and a friend. He was separated from his friend after a crowd surge pushed him towards a perimeter fence and out of sight. 

Paul William Carlile, 19. A plasterer from Liverpool. Mr Carlile had travelled to Sheffield with two friends, before leaving the group to try and swap his terrace ticket for a seat ticket at a nearby pub. 

Peter Andrew Harrison, 15. A schoolboy from Liverpool who went to the game with two friends. His friends had tickets for a different part of the ground and survived.

Paul Clark, Paul Carlile and Peter Harrison

Peter Andrew Burkett, 24. A married insurance clerk from Prenton, Birkenhead. Mr Burkett travelled to Sheffield from Liverpool with friends, including Jonathon Owens, who also died.

Peter Francis Tootle, 21. A labourer from Liverpool. He travelled to Hillsborough by car with his uncle Stephen and a friend, both of whom survived. 

Peter McDonnell, 21. A bricklayer from Liverpool. He went to the game with a group of friends, all of whom survived. 

Peter Burkett, Peter Tootle and Peter McDonnell

Peter Reuben Thompson, 30. An engineer from Wigan. Mr Thompson travelled alone to the game in his company car. 

Philip Hammond, 14. A student from Liverpool. He got to the stadium by coach and entered the stadium with friends. He was swept out of sight by the crowd and they did not see him again. 

Philip John Steele, 15. A student from Merseyside. Mr Steele travelled with his parents and brother Brian, with whom he entered the stadium. 

Peter Thompson, Philip Hammond and Philip Steele

Raymond Thomas Chapman, 50. A married fitter from Birkenhead who drove to the ground with two friends, one of whom, Thomas Fox, was also killed that day.  

Richard Jones, 25. An office worker from Allerton, Liverpool, who had gone to the game with his sister and his girlfriend Tracey, who also died.

Roy Harry Hamilton, 34. A married railway technician from Liverpool. Mr Hamilton had driven to Sheffield with his stepson and brother-in-law, who survived the ordeal.

Raymond Chapman, Richard Jones and Roy Hamilton

Sarah Louise Hicks, 19. A student from Pinner, Middlesex. She had gone to the game with her parents and her sister Victoria, who was also killed.

Simon Bell, 17. A YTS trainee from Liverpool. Mr Bell was killed at the stadium after travelling by car with his friend and his friend’s father. Upon arriving at Hillsborough, he had entered the stands with some friends, several of whom also died, before being swept away in the crush.

Stephen Paul Copoc, 20. A landscape gardener from Liverpool. Mr Copoc travelled to the game by coach with two friends, both of whom survived. 

Sarah Hicks, Simon Bell and Stephen Copoc

Stephen Francis Harrison, 31. A driver from Liverpool. Mr Harrison had gone to the game with his brother Gary, who also died.

Stephen Francis O’Neill, 17. A student and cable jointer’s mate from Merseyside. Mr O’Neill was taken to the game by his father and shared a car with his uncle David Hawley, who also died. 

Steven Joseph Robinson, 17. An apprentice auto-electrician from Bootle, Liverpool. He travelled to the game with friends and had aspirations of joining Merseyside Police at the time of his death.

Stephen Harrison, Stephen O’Neill and Steven Robinson

David Steven Brown, 25. A machine operator from Wrexham. Mr Brown attended the semi-final fixture with his brother Andrew, who survived. He left behind his wife Sarah, who was six months pregnant with his daughter at the time. 

Stuart Paul William Thompson, 17. An apprentice joiner from Liverpool. He travelled to the game with his brother and some friends by car. 

Thomas Anthony Howard, 14. A schoolboy from Runcorn, Cheshire. Known as Tommy, he travelled to the ground with his father Thomas, who also died.  

David Brown, Stuart Thompson and Thomas Howard Jnr

Thomas Howard, 39. A chemical process worker from Runcorn, Cheshire who had taken his son to the game, along with a party of friends. His son, also Thomas, was another victim of the tragedy. Mr Howard was last seen saying something about his son repeatedly during the crush, before losing consciousness.

Thomas Steven Fox, 21 A production worker from Birkenhead. He had come to the game with two friends, including fellow victim Raymond Chapman. 

Tracey Elizabeth Cox, 23. A student from Wiltshire who had gone to the stadium with her boyfriend Richard Jones, who also died, and his sister Stephanie Jones, who survived. 

Thomas Howard, Thomas Fox and Tracey Cox

Victoria Jane Hicks, 15. A student from Pinner, Middlesex and the youngest female victim of the Hillsborough disaster. She died standing alongside her sister Sarah, after both were taken to the game by their parents, who survived. 

Vincent Michael Fitzsimmons, 34. A moulding technician from Wigan. Mr Fitzsimmons had got a coach to the game with three friends, who survived the disaster.

William Roy Pemberton, 23. A student from Liverpool. He was accompanied by his father, also William, to Sheffield by coach. His father travelled with him to keep him company, but did not attend the game.

Victoria Hicks, Vincent Fitzsimmons and William Pemberton

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Jury fails to reach verdict in Hillsborough manslaughter trial

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the case against David Duckenfield, pictured today 

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the manslaughter trial of Hillsborough disaster match commander David Duckenfield.

The 74-year-old former police chief went on trial for 95 counts of manslaughter 30 years after Liverpool fans were crushed to death in the Leppings Lane end of Sheffield Wednesday’s stadium.

But, following a nine-week trial in Preston and 29 hours of deliberation, a jury failed to reach a verdict. Prosecutors have indicated they’ll seek a retrial, but await a judge’s decision on whether it will go ahead.

The jury did however find former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary Graham Mackrell guilty of failing to discharge his duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Around 60 family members who watched the case via a video-link in Liverpool gasped as the jury foreman told the court they could not reach a verdict for Duckenfield. They cheered as the guilty verdict for Mackrell was announced. 

Hillsborough victims’ families hugged outside Preston Crown Court following the verdicts

Relatives of those who died had mixed emotions about the outcomes of the two cases

During the trial, prosecution said that Duckenfield’s catastrophic order to open a gate usually only used to let fans out the ground led to a surge of supporters into the stadium, which ended in the crush. 

Prosecutor Richard Matthews QC had told the court that Duckenfield had the ‘ultimate responsibility’ for the police operation as well as ‘personal responsibility’ to take reasonable care for the arrangements put in place.

Mr Matthews said: ‘We, the prosecution, are not calling evidence to prove that David Duckenfield’s failings were the only cause of that crush, only that David Duckenfield’s exceptionally bad failings were a substantial cause.’ 

But Duckenfield’s lawyer, Benjamin Myers, had told the jury the case was a ‘breathtakingly unfair prosecution’ and his client and had done ‘his best’ in difficult circumstances.

Former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary Graham Mackrell was convicted of a health and safety offence

Defending Duckenfield, Mr Myers said: ‘He was faced with something that no one had foreseen, no one had planned for and no one could deal with.’ 

Duckenfield was charged with 95 counts of manslaughter. Under the law at the time, there can be no prosecution for the 96th victim, Tony Bland, as he died more than a year and a day after the disaster. 

Mackrell, who was convicted of health and safety offences today, was club secretary at the time of the 1989 semi-final, between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. As part of that role he was safety officer for the club.

The 69-year-old faced trial for failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Prosecutors said Mackrell failed to take reasonable care as safety officer in respect of arrangements for admission to the stadium, particularly in respect of the turnstiles being of such numbers to admit spectators at a rate where no unduly large crowds would be waiting for admission.

The court has heard there were seven turnstiles for the 10,100 Liverpool supporters with standing tickets.

Fans scramble into the top tier of the Leppings Lane end terrace to escape the crush

Why did Duckenfield only face 95 counts when 96 fans died?

Due to the law in 1989, Duckenfield had not been charged with the manslaughter of Tony Bland, because he died more than a year and a day after the disaster occurred. 

Mr Bland, 22, was crushed during the FA Cup Semi Final between his beloved Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.

But he survived for four years because of life support.

Because he died more than a year and a day after his injuries were caused, the CPS could not charge Duckenfield with his manslaughter.

Opening the case against Mackrell, prosecutor Richard Matthews QC explained that the stadium was granted a safety certificate in 1979 by Sheffield County Council, which set out various conditions including some concerned with trying to ensure the safe operation of the ground for large crowds.

One of the conditions, he said, was for the club to agree with police – prior to the tie on April 15 – on the methods of entry into the stadium and that meant the arrangements of, and number of, turnstiles to be used for admission to the West Stand terraces and the north-west terraces at the Leppings Lane end.

Mr Matthews said: ‘It is the prosecution case that Mr Mackrell committed a criminal offence by agreeing to, or at the very least turning a “blind eye” to, or by causing through his neglect of his duty, this breach by the club of this condition.’ 

Who were the victims of the Hillsborough disaster?

These are the 96 victims who lost their lives as a result of the Hillsborough tragedy on April 15 1989:

Adam Edward Spearritt, 14. A schoolboy from Cheshire, Adam was taken to the game by his father Edward and two friends. 

Alan Johnston, 29. A trainee accountant from Liverpool. Mr Johnston had travelled to Sheffield in a hired minibus with friends and was separated from them at the Leppings Lane turnstile due to the crowd. 

Alan McGlone, 28. A factory worker from Kirkby, who shared a car to Sheffield with friends, including Joseph Clark, a fellow victim. 

Adam Edward Spearritt, Alan Johnston, Alan McGlone

Andrew Mark Brookes, 26. A car worker from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Mr Brookes drove to the game with friends and entered the stadium through the turnstiles with his friend Mark Richards, before he was separated by a crowd surge.

Anthony David Bland, 22. A labourer from Keighley, West Yorkshire, who was 18 when he went to the game with two friends. Mr Bland died in 1993, several years after the disaster, after receiving severe brain injuries on the day which left him in a vegetative state. A landmark legal ruling allowed his family to stop life-support treatment, making him Hillsborough’s 96th and final victim. His death was not included in the David Duckenfield trial because laws at the time meant he died too late to be covered by the indictment.

Anthony Peter Kelly, 29. A married soldier from Birkenhead. He travelled to Sheffield with two friends, who survived. 

Andrew Mark Brookes, Anthony Bland, Anthony Peter Kelly

Arthur Horrocks, 41. A married insurance agent from the Wirral, Mr Horrocks had travelled to the game with his brother and nephews. One nephew saw him lose consciousness as crowd pressure intensified in one of the enclosures.

Barry Glover, 27. A married greengrocer from Bury, Lancashire. Mr Glover travelled to Sheffield with his father and three friends. 

Barry Sidney Bennett, 26. A seaman from Liverpool. Mr Bell had driven to watch the game with four friends. 

Arthur Horrocks, Barry Glover, Barry Sidney Bennett

Brian Christopher Matthews, 38. A married financial consultant from Merseyside. He was a season ticket holder and had travelled to the game with friends.

Carl William Rimmer, 21. A video technician from Liverpool who went to see the match with his brother Kevin and two friends, who survived.

Carl Brown, 18. A student from Leigh, Greater Manchester. Mr Brown had travelled to the game with a group of friends by car. 

Brian Christopher Mathews, Carl William Rimmer, Carl Brown

Carl Darren Hewitt, 17. An apprentice cabinet maker from Leicester. He had gone to the ground with his brother, Nicholas, who was also killed. The pair had travelled up to the fixture on a supporters coach. 

Carl David Lewis, 18. A labourer from Kirkby who went to Hillsborough with his brothers Michael and David. He hitchhiked part of the way so he could buy a ticket outside the ground. 

Christine Anne Jones, 27. A married senior radiographer from Preston. She went to the game with her husband Stephen, but was separated from him after they entered the ground. 

Carl Darren Hewitt, Carl David Lewis, Christine Anne Jones

Christopher James Traynor, 26. A married joiner from Birkenhead. He travelled with his brother Martin and friend Dave Thomas, who both also died. 

Christopher Barry Devonside, 18. A college student from Liverpool, Mr Devonside had gone to the game with his father and some friends. His friends lost sight of him one minute before kick off in the swelling crowd. 

Christopher Edwards, 29. A steelworker from South Wirral. He travelled down to Sheffield with two others, but left them before entering the stadium. 

Christopher James Traynor, Christopher Barry Devonside, Christopher Edwards

Colin Wafer, 19. A bank clerk from Liverpool who travelled alone to the match on a coach.

Colin Andrew Hugh William Sefton, 23. A security officer from Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, Mr Sefton drove to the match with his friends, who survived. 

Colin Mark Ashcroft, 19. Mr Ashcroft attended the game after travelling down on a coach organised by Liverpool Supporters Travel Club.  

Colin Wafer, Colin Andrew Hugh William Sefton, Colin Mark Ashcroft

David William Birtle, 22. An HGV driver from Stoke-on-Trent. Mr Birtle had attended the game alone. 

David George Rimmer, 38. A married sales manager from Skelmersdale, West Lancashire. He travelled by car to Sheffield with a friend and was separated after entering the stadium due to a crowd surge. 

David Hawley, 39. A married diesel fitter from St Helens. Mr Hawley drove to the game with family members, including his 17-year-old nephew Stephen O’Neill, who was also killed. 

David William Birtle, David George Rimmer, David Hawley

David John Benson, 22. A sales representative from Warrington. Mr Benson had gone to the game with his friend, but had parted ways with him at the gates as they were in different areas.

David Leonard Thomas, 23. A joiner from Birkenhead. Along with a group of friends, Mr Thomas drove to the game from Liverpool. Two of the friends he was travelling with, Christopher and Martin Traynor, also died that day. 

David William Mather, 19. A post office counter clerk from Liverpool who drove his friends to the fixture. After his death, Mr Mather’s ashes were scattered at The Kop of Anfield football ground. 

David John Benson, David Leonard Thomas, David William Mather

Derrick George Godwin, 24. An accounts clerk from Gloucestershire. He went to the match alone, having caught a train from Cheltenham. 

Eric Hankin, 33. A married nurse from Liverpool. Mr Hankin lost his friends in the crowd at the turnstile due to the crowd pressure. 

Eric George Hughes, 42. A married sales executive from Warrington. He attended the game with friends and was seen by one of them being passed from the terraces by two police officers. 

Derrick George Godwin, Eric Hankin, Eric George Hughes

Francis Joseph McAllister, 27. A fireman from Liverpool. Mr McAllister went to the ground with a group of friends, including Nicholas Joynes, who also died in the tragedy.

Gary Christopher Church, 19. A joiner from Liverpool. Mr Church went to the game with several friends on a minibus and met with another group which included Christopher Devonside and Simon Bell, both of whom were also killed.

Gary Collins, 22. A quality controller from Liverpool. He had driven to Sheffield with two friends, who lost him after the crushing began in the West Stand. 

Francis Joseph McAllister, Gary Christopher Church, Gary Collins (right, as a boy)

Gary Harrison, 27. A married driver from Liverpool who had travelled to the game with his brother Stephen, also a victim of the disaster.

Gary Philip Jones, 18. A student from Merseyside. Mr Jones joined his cousin and several others on a minibus to the match. It was his first away game. 

Gerard Bernard Patrick Baron, 67. A retired postal worker who died at the ground after driving from Preston to watch the game with his son Gerard Martin Baron Jnr. Mr Baron was the oldest person to die that day.  

Gary Harrison, Gary Philip Jones, Gerard Bernard Patrick Baron

Gordon Rodney Horn, 20. A Liverpool fan who travelled to the ground with friends in a minibus from Bootle, Liverpool. He was separated from his friend in a crowd surge shortly before kick-off.

Graham John Roberts, 24. An engineer from Merseyside. He travelled by car with two friends to Hillsborough stadium. 

Graham John Wright, 17. A insurance clerk from Liverpool who went to see the match with his friend James Gary Aspinall, who also died. His brother attended the game separately from Graham and survived. 

Gordon Rodney Horn, Graham John Roberts, Graham John Wright

Henry Charles Rogers, 17. A student from Chester. He caught a train with his brother Adam, but once they found themselves forced through the gates by the swelling crowds, lost one another. 

Henry Thomas Burke, 47. A married roofing contractor from Liverpool. Mr Burke went to Sheffield with a number of friends, but only entered the stadium with one other, James Swaine, who survived. 

Ian David Whelan, 19. A junior clerk from Warrington, Yorkshire. He travelled alone to the match on a coach from Anfield organised by the Liverpool supporters club. 

Henry Rogers, Henry Burke and Ian Whelan

Ian Thomas Glover, 20. A street paver from Liverpool, Mr Glover had gone to the game with his brother Joseph, who survived. The pair were separated in the crowd and his brother later saw him being pulled from the enclosure.

Inger Shah, 38. A secretary from London. She attended the match with her son Daniel, before which they met friends including Marian McCabe, who was also killed. 

James Gary Aspinall, 18. A clerk from Liverpool. Mr Aspinall went on a coach from Liverpool to Sheffield with friend Graham Wright, who was also killed.

Ian Glover, Inger Shah and James Aspinall

James Philip Delaney, 19. An assembly worker from South Wirral. Mr Delaney had arrived at the game that day with two friends, one of whom, James Hennessy, also died in the disaster.

James Robert Hennessy, 29. A plasterer from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. He caught a coach with two friends, including fellow victim James Delaney. 

John Alfred Anderson, 62. A married security officer from Liverpool. Mr Anderson travelled to the game in Sheffield by car with his son Brian and two friends. 

 James Delaney, James Hennessy and John Anderson

John McBrien, 18. A student from Clwyd. Mr McBrien took a supporters bus to Hillsborough and was caught up in a surge near the ground’s perimeter fence.

Jonathon Owens, 18. A clerical officer from Chester. Mr Owens travelled with two friends to the match, including fellow victim Peter Burkett. 

Jon-Paul Gilhooley, 10. The youngest victim of the Hillsborough tragedy. He had gone to the game with his two uncles, who both survived. Footballer Steven Gerrard was his younger cousin.

John McBrien, Jonathon Owens, Jon-Paul Gilhooley

Joseph Clark, 29. A fork-lift driver from Liverpool. He had travelled to the game with his brother Stephen and two friends, one of whom, Alan McGlone, also died at the ground.

Joseph Daniel McCarthy, 21. A student from London. He met his friends at a pub in Sheffield, including Paul Brady, a fellow victim that day.

Keith McGrath, 17. An apprentice painter from Liverpool. Mr McGrath travelled with friends, after being given a season ticket for Liverpool on his 17th birthday.

Joseph Clark, Joseph McCarthy and Keith McGrath

Kester Roger Marcus Ball, 16. A student from St Albans, Hertfordshire. Mr Ball had been driven to the game by his father Roger and was joined by two other children, who survived.

Kevin Daniel Williams, 15. A schoolboy from Merseyside who travelled to the game with four friends by train, one of whom, Stuart Thompson, also died. Mr Williams’ mother became a leading Hillsborough campaigner before her death in 2012.

Kevin Tyrell, 15. A schoolboy from Runcorn. He travelled to the game with four friends on a coach from Runcorn who he became separated from just before kick-off.

Kester Ball, Kevin Williams and Kevin Tyrrell

Lee Nicol, 14. A schoolboy from Bootle, Liverpool. He had travelled to the match with friends. Inside the ground, one friend saw him get knocked to the floor by the force of the crowd.

Marian Hazel McCabe, 21. A factory worker from Basildon, Essex, Miss McCabe took a train from London with several friends, one of whom was Inger Shah, who also died. 

Martin Kevin Traynor, 16. An apprentice joiner from Birkenhead. He travelled with his brother Christopher and friend Dave Thomas, who both also died.

Martin Kenneth Wild, 29. A printing worker from Cheshire. He had travelled to the game from Stockport with a group of friends, who all survived. He became separated from his friends during the game, who then next saw him on the floor.  

Michael David Kelly, 38. A warehouseman from Liverpool. He came down to the game on a supporters’ coach and left his friends to enter the ground alone. 

Nicholas Peter Joynes, 27. A married draughtsman from Liverpool. He took a minibus to the ground with friends, one of whom, Francis McAllister, also died. The remainder of their group had decided not to venture too far into the ground when they saw how crowded the enclosure was. 

Martin Wild, Michael Kelly and Nicholas Joynes

Nicholas Michael Hewitt, 16. A student from Leicester. He and his brother Carl died in the tragedy. The pair were last seen exiting a coach they caught to the ground together. 

Patrick John Thompson, 35. A railway guard from Liverpool. Mr Thompson caught a train to the game with his two brothers, Kevin and Joe, with whom he entered the enclosure.

Paula Ann Smith, 26. Miss Smith, an avid Liverpool fan whose bedroom was covered in memorabilia, had travelled to the match alone after taking a coach laid on by Liverpool supporters’ club. 

Nicholas Hewitt, Patrick Thompson and Paula Smith

Paul Anthony Hewitson, 26. A self-employed builder from Liverpool. Mr Hewitson had been given a lift in his friend’s van to Hillsborough stadium.

Paul David Brady, 21. A refrigeration engineer from Liverpool. Mr Brady had gone to the game with three friends, one of whom, Joseph McCarthy, was also killed. 

Paul Brian Murray, 14. A student from Stoke-on-Trent. He had been taken to the fixture by his father and the pair had been knocked over by the force of the crush, which separated them.

Paul Hewitson, Paul Brady and Paul Murray

Paul Clark, 18. An apprentice electrician from Swanwick, Debyshire, Mr Clark went to Hillsborough with his father Kenneth and a friend. He was separated from his friend after a crowd surge pushed him towards a perimeter fence and out of sight. 

Paul William Carlile, 19. A plasterer from Liverpool. Mr Carlile had travelled to Sheffield with two friends, before leaving the group to try and swap his terrace ticket for a seat ticket at a nearby pub. 

Peter Andrew Harrison, 15. A schoolboy from Liverpool who went to the game with two friends. His friends had tickets for a different part of the ground and survived.

Paul Clark, Paul Carlile and Peter Harrison

Peter Andrew Burkett, 24. A married insurance clerk from Prenton, Birkenhead. Mr Burkett travelled to Sheffield from Liverpool with friends, including Jonathon Owens, who also died.

Peter Francis Tootle, 21. A labourer from Liverpool. He travelled to Hillsborough by car with his uncle Stephen and a friend, both of whom survived. 

Peter McDonnell, 21. A bricklayer from Liverpool. He went to the game with a group of friends, all of whom survived. 

Peter Burkett, Peter Tootle and Peter McDonnell

Peter Reuben Thompson, 30. An engineer from Wigan. Mr Thompson travelled alone to the game in his company car. 

Philip Hammond, 14. A student from Liverpool. He got to the stadium by coach and entered the stadium with friends. He was swept out of sight by the crowd and they did not see him again. 

Philip John Steele, 15. A student from Merseyside. Mr Steele travelled with his parents and brother Brian, with whom he entered the stadium. 

Peter Thompson, Philip Hammond and Philip Steele

Raymond Thomas Chapman, 50. A married fitter from Birkenhead who drove to the ground with two friends, one of whom, Thomas Fox, was also killed that day.  

Richard Jones, 25. An office worker from Allerton, Liverpool, who had gone to the game with his sister and his girlfriend Tracey, who also died.

Roy Harry Hamilton, 34. A married railway technician from Liverpool. Mr Hamilton had driven to Sheffield with his stepson and brother-in-law, who survived the ordeal.

Raymond Chapman, Richard Jones and Roy Hamilton

Sarah Louise Hicks, 19. A student from Pinner, Middlesex. She had gone to the game with her parents and her sister Victoria, who was also killed.

Simon Bell, 17. A YTS trainee from Liverpool. Mr Bell was killed at the stadium after travelling by car with his friend and his friend’s father. Upon arriving at Hillsborough, he had entered the stands with some friends, several of whom also died, before being swept away in the crush.

Stephen Paul Copoc, 20. A landscape gardener from Liverpool. Mr Copoc travelled to the game by coach with two friends, both of whom survived. 

Sarah Hicks, Simon Bell and Stephen Copoc

Stephen Francis Harrison, 31. A driver from Liverpool. Mr Harrison had gone to the game with his brother Gary, who also died.

Stephen Francis O’Neill, 17. A student and cable jointer’s mate from Merseyside. Mr O’Neill was taken to the game by his father and shared a car with his uncle David Hawley, who also died. 

Steven Joseph Robinson, 17. An apprentice auto-electrician from Bootle, Liverpool. He travelled to the game with friends and had aspirations of joining Merseyside Police at the time of his death.

Stephen Harrison, Stephen O’Neill and Steven Robinson

David Steven Brown, 25. A machine operator from Wrexham. Mr Brown attended the semi-final fixture with his brother Andrew, who survived. He left behind his wife Sarah, who was six months pregnant with his daughter at the time. 

Stuart Paul William Thompson, 17. An apprentice joiner from Liverpool. He travelled to the game with his brother and some friends by car. 

Thomas Anthony Howard, 14. A schoolboy from Runcorn, Cheshire. Known as Tommy, he travelled to the ground with his father Thomas, who also died.  

David Brown, Stuart Thompson and Thomas Howard Jnr

Thomas Howard, 39. A chemical process worker from Runcorn, Cheshire who had taken his son to the game, along with a party of friends. His son, also Thomas, was another victim of the tragedy. Mr Howard was last seen saying something about his son repeatedly during the crush, before losing consciousness.

Thomas Steven Fox, 21 A production worker from Birkenhead. He had come to the game with two friends, including fellow victim Raymond Chapman. 

Tracey Elizabeth Cox, 23. A student from Wiltshire who had gone to the stadium with her boyfriend Richard Jones, who also died, and his sister Stephanie Jones, who survived. 

Thomas Howard, Thomas Fox and Tracey Cox

Victoria Jane Hicks, 15. A student from Pinner, Middlesex and the youngest female victim of the Hillsborough disaster. She died standing alongside her sister Sarah, after both were taken to the game by their parents, who survived. 

Vincent Michael Fitzsimmons, 34. A moulding technician from Wigan. Mr Fitzsimmons had got a coach to the game with three friends, who survived the disaster.

William Roy Pemberton, 23. A student from Liverpool. He was accompanied by his father, also William, to Sheffield by coach. His father travelled with him to keep him company, but did not attend the game.

Victoria Hicks, Vincent Fitzsimmons and William Pemberton

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