Category Archives: Documentary

Protest Insurrection at Columbia: The Groovy Revolution

Posted on July 12, 2020 by

May 2, 1968: “You could tell something more than springtime was brewing at Columbia by the crowds around the local Chock Full, jumping and gesturing with more than coffee in their veins. You could sense insurrection in the squads of … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Harlem, SDS | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Jackson State killings

Posted on May 15, 2020 by

May 16, 1970 – Jackson, Mississippi: Unidentified man stands behind shattered window of women’s dormitory following the fatal shooting of two Negro students at Jackson State College. Fifteen others were hurt in a shootout between police and alleged snipers. “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Power, Documentary | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Summerhill School, the Radical Educational Experiment That Let Students Learn What, When, and How They Want (1966)

Posted on March 11, 2020 by

“Among the political and social revolutions of the 1960s, the movement to democratize education is of central historical importance. Parents and politicians were entrenched in battles over integrating local schools years after 1954’s Brown v. Board of Education. Sit-ins and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Documentary | Tagged , | Leave a comment

New York’s Chinatown: Becoming Scrutable (October 28, 1965)

Posted on February 13, 2020 by

“Eddie Hong, lawyer, travel agent and now a candidate for the State Assembly, is the first Chinese-American in New York City’s history to run for public office. Just as his campaign reflects his community’s newly awakened interest in affairs beyond … Continue reading →

Posted in 1968 DNC, Documentary | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Partisan Coffee House

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

The exterior of the Partisan, and coffee and conversation inside. “It was once the home of radical talk, where subversive thinking was encouraged and a cup of trademark mediocre coffee came with a complementary side-order of socialist discourse. London’s Partisan … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Documentary, Movie, Music, No Nukes | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Dag Hammarskjöld: 1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash

Posted on October 24, 2019 by

“The Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash occurred on 18 September 1961 in Northern Rhodesia. The crash resulted in the deaths of all people onboard including Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, and 15 others. Hammarskjöld had been … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Movie | Tagged , | Leave a comment

White Horse Tavern

Posted on September 29, 2019 by

1961 “The White Horse Tavern, located in New York City‘s borough of Manhattan at Hudson Street and 11th Street, is known for its 1950s and 1960s Bohemian culture. It is one of the few major gathering-places for writers and artists … Continue reading →

Posted in Bob Dylan, Documentary, Hunter S. Thompson, Jack Kerouac, James Baldwin | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

World’s Most Famous Replica of NYC Gets a New Shine

Posted on September 12, 2019 by

The Panorama of the City of New York “On long-term view at the Queens Museum, the Panorama of the City of New York was once the highlight of the World’s Fair in 1964. The miniature replica of New York City … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary | Tagged | Leave a comment

A Skin Too Few – The Days of Nick Drake

Posted on July 13, 2019 by

“Singer-songwriter Nick Drake’s body of work – three proper recorded albums, several previously unreleased tracks, and sketches of songs recorded before his death – is relatively small. And while there are lots of photos, there’s no filmed footage of him … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Roz Payne

Posted on June 27, 2019 by

“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 →

Posted in Allen Ginsberg, Black Power, Bobby Seale, Chicano, Cuban Revolution, Documentary, Feminist, Movie, SDS, Vietnam War | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment