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A tale of two eras as college campuses are under attack
The Day· 9 hours agoOf course, Israel was not part of the debate back in the late 1960s and early 70s. The war in Vietnam and racial tensions exacerbated by the 1968
The Trump effect is now spreading in all directions
Salon.com· 3 days agoOn the night of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, Bobby Kennedy appeared at a public event ...
Is 2024 a rerun of 1968? Protests helped Richard Nixon win on ‘law and order’ | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 days agoI am old enough to remember 1968. And how that year of protests did not end well for Democrats....
Werner Spitz, ‘Medical Detective’ in High-Profile Murders, Dies at 97
New York Times· 5 days agoDr. Werner Spitz, a pathologist whose accounts of the traumatic last moments in some of the most...
Columbia University protests look increasingly like those in 1968 as police storm campuses...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 days agoConsidering the institution’s history of expansion and the uprisings surrounding the assassinations ...
Dear America, it’s time to fulfill the promises of the Fair Housing Act
theGrio· 6 days agoPresident Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law on April 11, 1968, just one week after the assassination of Dr. Martin
Growing campus unrest sparks Democratic fears over Chicago convention
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIntense clashes between anti-war protesters and police on college campuses is spreading alarm among...
A Terse and Gripping Weekend Read
The Atlantic· 5 hours agoThis is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and...
‘Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.’ Trailer Shows How Label Thrived at Beginning of Civil Rights Movement
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThey documentary features interviews with Stax execs...divisions, as well as Redding’s stunning...
Guest Editorial: Perspective – America’s cross to bear
Estes Park Trail Gazette· 2 days agoAs a baby boomer, born in 1947 while Harry Truman was president, I have vivid memories of the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy.