Monthly Archives: June 2019

Impulse! Records

Posted on June 29, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Impulse! Records is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!’s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positive critiques of his recordings, the label came to be known as … Continue reading →

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Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon – Jorge Amado (1962)

Posted on June 28, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Portuguese: Gabriela, cravo e canela) is a Brazilian modernist novel. It was written by Jorge Amado in 1958 and published in English in 1962. It is widely considered one of his finest works. Gabriela, Clove and … Continue reading →

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Roz Payne

Posted on June 27, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Roz Payne was born in Patterson, New Jersey, and grew up in a political household. Her mom, Edith Berkman, was of Jewish and Polish descent and a Communist labor organizer. She was arrested during the Lawrence, Massachusetts, textile strike in … Continue reading →

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Rocco and His Brothers – Luchino Visconti (1960)

Posted on June 27, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Luchino Visconti arguably founded the Italian neorealist movement with his brooding Ossessione in 1943, yet the great heyday of that important school was gone when he premiered Rocco and His Brothers at the Venice Film Festival in 1960. There’s a … Continue reading →

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Debating the Working Class 50 Years Ago in SDS: Lessons for Today?

Posted on June 25, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Fifty years ago in August 1966 delegates from across the United States attended the annual Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Convention in Clear Lake, Iowa. Located in north central Iowa and held at a local Methodist camp, it provided … Continue reading →

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The Hemingway Marlin Fish Tournament

Posted on June 24, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Joe Russell and Ernest Hemingway with a marlin, Havana Harbor, 1932 (young man at left not identified). “On March 4, 1960, the French freighter La Coubre, delivering Belgian arms to Havana Harbor, exploded, killing 101 people. Fidel Castro immediately denounced … Continue reading →

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Pain in My Heart – Otis Redding (1963)

Posted on June 23, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Pain in My Heart is the debut album of soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding. Redding recorded for Volt Records, a subsidiary of Stax Records, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Volt LPs were initially issued on the Atco label, which released this album … Continue reading →

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Hermann Hesse – Siddhartha (1951)

Posted on June 22, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“When New Directions decided to publish the first English translation of Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha in 1951, it could not have foreseen the enormous impact it would have on American culture. The novel’s ostensibly simple narrative—the story of a young, accomplished … Continue reading →

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The turning point: 1968

Posted on June 21, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

President Johnson reviews reports from Khe Sanh in the White House situation room “It was February 5, 1968, and Washington Star reporter Jack Horner had an angry President Lyndon Johnson on the phone. Johnson liked Horner and was willing to … Continue reading →

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Women of the Beat Generation: The Writers, Artists and Muses at the Heart of a Revolution – Brenda Knight

Posted on June 21, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“History has not been kind to the women of the Beat Generation. Their presence is largely unknown to most casual readers, and considered largely unimportant to those who would delve a little further. Perhaps it is because the feminists that … Continue reading →

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