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THE BRAILLE MONITOR

Vol. 44, No. 3
March, 2001
Barbara Pierce, Editor
Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by The National Federation of the Blind

Marc Maurer, President
National Office
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Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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Contents

Vol. 44, No. 3 March 2001

Frontispiece

Philadelphia Site of 2001 Convention

2001 NFB Convention Tours
by Jim Antonacci

Truncated-Dome Threat Still Looming
by Bryan Bashin

Black, Blind, and Successful — The Story
of a Fighter
by Ever Lee Hairston

He Overcomes Challenge, by Thousands of Feet
by J. Michael Kennedy

War Declared in Minnesota
by Joyce Scanlan

World Blind Union Fifth General Assembly
by Marc Maurer

Employment Creation
by Barbara Walker

Seeing That Justice Isn't Blind
by Kevin Flowers