Murray Kempton (December 16, 1917 - May 5, 1997) was an important American journalist who was a significant presence on the political left for many years. He was born James Murray Kempton in Baltimore. He worked as a copyboy for H. L. Mencken at the "Baltimore Evening Sun". He was educated at Johns Hopkins, where he was editor-in-chief of the "Johns Hopkins News-Letter". Wikipedia
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