Daily Archives: April 21, 2021

Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American – L. A. Kauffman

Posted on April 21, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“In 1971, the People Didn’t Just March on Washington — They Shut It Down. The largest and most audacious direct action in US history is also among the least remembered, a protest that has slipped into deep historical obscurity. It was … Continue reading →

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From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter

Posted on April 21, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

African American students from Saint Augustine College study while participating in a sit-in at a lunch counter reserved for white customers in Raleigh, North Carolina. Two waitresses pointedly ignore them from the other side of the counter. “One evening nine … Continue reading →

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