1960s

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  6/1/2020
  

  The Police Chief Who Inspired Trump’s Tweet Glorifying Violence

  by Julio Capó, Jr.

  Trump echoed a former Miami police chief’s anti-black words and animus.  

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• SOURCE: LAist
  5/4/2020
  

  The Legacy of Bobby Lee Verdugo, A Leader Of East LA Walkouts

  Verdugo, who became one of the founders of the Chicano student movement and spent much of his life mentoring youth, died Friday. He was 69.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  4/26/2020
  

  Set the Night on Fire by Mike Davis and Jon Wiener (Review)

  Jon Weiner and Mike Davis's history of 60s Los Angeles traces the city’s turbulent era of rebellion, police brutality and rise of the counterculture.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  4/19/2020
  

  Dylan's 'Times They Are A-Changin'' Lyrics for Sale for $2.2 Million

  "The Times They Are A-Changin'", written by Dylan in 1963 and released on his 1964 album of the same name, is regarded as one of the most iconic protest songs of the 1960s.

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• SOURCE: Los Angeles Review of Books
  4/14/2020
  

  A Review of Mike Davis and Jon Wiener's New Book "Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties"

  L.A. has a rich history, and it deserves to be told.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/4/2020
  

  Covid-19′s Disruptions Echo the Disturbances That Followed MLK’s Assassination

  by Kyla Sommers

  Former HNN editor-in-chief Kyla Sommers reminds us that Washingtonians have united in the face of a crisis before, and they can do so again.

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• 3/15/2020
  

  The Life and Times of Flamboyant Rock Music Impresario Bill Graham

  by Bruce Chadwick

  The New York Historical Society presents the rock & roll world of Bill Graham (1931–1991), one of the most influential concert promoters of all time, through August 23.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  3/6/2020
  

  A 1963 Klan Bombing Killed Her Sister and Blinded Her. Now She Wants Restitution.

  Sarah Collins Rudolph, who survived the 1963 church bombing that killed her sister and three other girls, wants restitution and an apology for what she’s suffered.

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• 2/23/20
  

  Deep Division: Comparing Today and the 1960s

  by Donne Levy

  America is a deeply divided nation. That fact may be the only thing that Americans of all racial, ethnic, and political groups can agree about.

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• 12/1/2019
  

  Altamont: After the Bleeding Stopped

  by D. M. Giangreco

  While many features on Altamont’s 50th anniversary will focus on the violence, I’ll always remember what happened after the bleeding stopped: the chaos of broken promises and what the willing volunteers--- unsupported and unknown --- ultimately accomplished there.

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• 12/1/2019
  

  Remembering Altamont, the Day the Sixties Died

  by James Thornton Harris

  On a sunny Saturday in the dusty hills east of San Francisco, the Altamont Rock Concert dissolved into chaos, leaving four dead and dozens injured. James Thorton Harris reflects on his experience at Altamont on its 50th anniversary. 

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• 11/10/19
  

  Echoes of the 1969 Vietnam War Protests 50 Years Later

  by Jim Castagnera

  "As I watch events unfolding in Washington today, I recall the river of candles flowing up Fifth Avenue fifty years ago. The more things change, the more they remain the same.”

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• 10/20/19
  

  Can a 1960s-like Counterculture Emerge?

  by Walter G. Moss

  Today we have just as much reason to protest as did the 1960’s dissidents. We need a counterculture, or an opposing culture or way of life, to embolden our emotions and imaginations and challenge "throaway" consumer culture. 

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• 9/5/19
  

  How The Media Covered Woodstock – and How Woodstock Changed The Media

  by Harlan Lebo

  Woodstock was a milestone – not just in coverage of the music scene, but also in broader media exploration of social and economic issues that affect younger audiences. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  9/3/19
  

  Police and punitive policies make schools less safe, especially for minority students

  by Kathryn Schumaker

  The increase in school security is directly linked to the rise of student activism that started to transform schools 50 years ago.

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• SOURCE: New Yorker
  8/18/19
  

  What 1969 Retrospectives Get Wrong About Baby Boomers and the Sixties

  by Louis Menand

  Apart from being alive, baby boomers had almost nothing to do with the nineteen-sixties.

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• 8/4/19
  

  Woodstock at 50: A Conversation with Award Winning Filmmaker Barak Goodman

  by Jonathan Montano

  Goodman's latest documentary, "Woodstock: Three Days That Changed a Generation," premieres on PBS August 6th. 

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• 7/21/19
  

  Climate Change and the Last Great Awakening

  by Douglas S. Harvey

  The Last Great Awakening, if it is to be massive and successful, must involve profoundly altering our personal behaviors and inner lives while seriously committing to living in a sustainable way.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  7/16/19
  

  Not Everyone Wanted a Man on the Moon

  by Neil M. Maher

  Protesters in the late ’60s and early ’70s pushed for spending at home on the same multibillion dollar scale as the moon race.

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• SOURCE: Quillette
  6/25/19
  

  The Fog of Youth: The Cornell Student Takeover, 50 Years On

  by Tony Fels

  On April 20, 1969, an era of student rebellions that had rocked American campuses at Berkeley, Columbia, San Francisco State, and Harvard reached a culmination of sorts at Cornell.