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Ok, #twitterhistorians... tell us about your first foray into writing an original research paper based on documents. #firstforay
Mine came in 7th grade. Really. I wrote a paper on the 1969 NYC mayoral race. I employed newspaper coverage of the race as well as my own observations.
As you might recall, incumbent mayor John V. Lindsay lost the Republican primary to state senator John Marchi of Staten Island, a conservative. Lindsay decided to mount an independent candidacy.
