Tag Archives: Vietnam War

Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties – Mike Davis and Jon Wiener (2020)

Posted on February 16, 2023 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties is a book by Mike Davis and Jon Wiener about Los Angeles in the 1960s. The authors combine archival research and personal interviews with their own experiences in the civil rights … Continue reading →

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The New Politics: Leaders or Guerrillas – Jack Newfield (November 1968)

Posted on February 12, 2023 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“In the last 10 days I have read about 20 sophisticated articles analyzing the results of the 1968 elections. Most of these pieces of punditry contained the same two assumptions — which I believe are misleading, and perhaps paralyzing, illusions. … Continue reading →

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New York: 1962-1964

Posted on December 23, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“A historical exhibition aims to show us past life, but sometimes the retrospective becomes reflective, a two-way mirror seeing through to the present. So it is with New York 1962–1964 at The Jewish Museum, certainly at the moment our fair … Continue reading →

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The Best Dick Gregory Story

Posted on December 12, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The best Dick Gregory story is the time in 1961 when he got up in front of a largely white audience and delivered the joke about the white waitress at a restaurant in the South telling him that they don’t … Continue reading →

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Political positions of Noam Chomsky

Posted on December 8, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an intellectual, political activist, and critic of the foreign policy of the United States and other governments. Noam Chomsky describes himself as an anarcho-syndicalist and libertarian socialist, and is considered to be a … Continue reading →

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Turtle Island – Gary Snyder (1974)

Posted on November 21, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Turtle Island is a book of poems and essays written by Gary Snyder and published by New Directions in 1974. Within it, Snyder expresses his vision for humans to live in harmony with the earth and all its creatures. The … Continue reading →

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Katherine Ann Power: Weather Underground

Posted on November 20, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Katherine Ann Power (born January 25, 1949), also known under the aliases Mae Kelly and Alice Louise Metzinger, is an American ex-convict and long-time fugitive, who, along with her fellow student and accomplice Susan Edith Saxe, was placed on the … Continue reading →

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Denise Levertov

Posted on November 10, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-born naturalised American poet. … During the 1960s and 70s, Levertov became much more politically active in her life and work. As poetry editor for The Nation, she … Continue reading →

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Nat Hentoff (June 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017)

Posted on October 23, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Nat Hentoff with the clarinetist Edmond Hall in 1948 at the Savoy, a club in Boston. “Nat Hentoff, an author, journalist, jazz critic and civil libertarian who called himself a troublemaker and proved it with a shelf of books and … Continue reading →

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Yvonne Rainer, a Giant of Choreography, Makes Her Last Dance

Posted on October 6, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Yvonne Rainer, 87, photographed in Fort Tryon Park. “In 1966, Yvonne Rainer presented ‘Trio A,’ her celebrated solo that emphasized movement over expression. By stripping dance of narrative, of emotion and even of the dancer’s gaze — there is no … Continue reading →

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