Tag Archives: Poverty

Manchild in the Promised Land – Claude Brown (1965)

Posted on February 16, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Claude Brown’s Manchild in the Promised Land appeared at a pivotal political and cultural moment in the United States fifty years ago. 1965 saw the murder of Malcolm X, the eruption of the Watts uprising, a great escalation of direct … Continue reading →

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Addressing Inner City Issues – SDS and the War on Poverty

Posted on December 31, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

ERAP Newsletter Cover for July 23, 1965. “The Port Huron Statement touched on multiple fronts, including the urban crisis and the problem of poverty. The SDS manifesto criticized ‘a national celebration of economic prosperity while poverty and deprivation remain an … Continue reading →

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‘Take Beautiful Pictures of Our People’

Posted on December 24, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Herman Howard’s “Sweet as a Peach,” 1963, emphasized the community’s energy. “Shawn Walker was up on 125th Street with Louis Draper and Ray Francis, hanging out and taking pictures. It was the summer of 1964 and the friends, in their … Continue reading →

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How Much Can 1968 Tell Us About 2020?

Posted on September 1, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“… I repeated a basic observation: When chaos is everywhere, voters tend to reward politicians who promise calm — which is what Nixon seemed credibly to do in 1968. But campaigning for congressional candidates in 1970, Nixon responded to metastasizing … Continue reading →

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The Story Behind the Iconic Black Power Salute Photo at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City

Posted on August 3, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“You may know his name, and you definitely know the iconic photo of him standing next to Tommie Smith and Peter Norman on the medals podium at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, his black-gloved fist raised next to Smith’s … Continue reading →

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Peace March, 1966

Posted on January 22, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“March 31, 1966. I live on 103rd Street near Central Park West, one of the very few whites in a block of Negroes and Puerto Ricans. Garbage strews the streets and children play in it. Their elders view the scene … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Jr. Saw Three Evils in the World

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

September 10, 1963 in New York, New York. “Three major evils—the evil of racism, the evil of poverty, and the evil of war. These are the three things that I want to deal with today. Now let us turn first … Continue reading →

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Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography

Posted on October 16, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Winston Vargas, Barbershop, Washington Heights, New York, 1961 “America’s urban streets have long inspired documentary photographers. After World War II, populations shifted from the city to the suburbs and newly built highways cut through thriving neighborhoods, leaving isolated pockets within … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Riots of 1963

Posted on September 7, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Gloria Richardson, local leader of the Cambridge movement, pushes away the bayonet of a National Guard officer “The Cambridge Riots of 1963, were race riots that occurred during the summer of 1963 in Cambridge, Maryland, a small town on the … Continue reading →

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The Report on Race That Shook America

Posted on April 9, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“In July 1967, when President Lyndon B. Johnson formed a commission to analyze the riots then engulfing several major American cities, the radical wing of the civil-rights movement eyed his appointees with grave skepticism. Not only did the 11-person commission … Continue reading →

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