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Generation on fire : voices of protest from the 1960s : an oral history / Jeff Kisseloff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kisseloff, Jeff.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political activists--United States--Interviews.
- Political activists.
- Interviews--United States.
- Interviews.
- Oral history.
- Counterculture--United States--History--20th century.
- Counterculture.
- Protest movements--United States--History--20th century.
- Protest movements.
- United States--History--1961-1969--Biography.
- United States.
- United States--Social conditions--1960-1980.
- United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
- United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The political activism of the American counterculture during the 1960's remains a subject blighted by misconceptions and stereotypes. To many, the political thought of the 1960's is synonymous with widespread drug abuse, failed social experiments, and general irresponsibility. Despite sustained public interest, few remember that many of the freedoms and rights Americans enjoy today are the direct result of those who defiantly challenged the established order during this tumultuous period. The period frightened both mainstream and elite Americans and still does. In Generation on Fire, both
- Contents:
- Bernard LaFayette : freedom rider
- Bob Zellner : the traitor
- Gloria Richardson Dandridge : the militant
- Paul Krassner : the realist
- Lee Weiner : the revolutionary
- Daniel Berrigan : peace preacher
- David Cline : the vet
- Peter Berg : the digger
- Elsa Marley Skylark : the artist
- Marilyn Salzman Webb : the feminist
- Frank Kameny : the pioneer
- Barry Melton : the guitarist
- David Meggyesy : the linebacker
- Verandah Porche : the queen of poesie
- Doris Krause and Barry Levine : Allison's story.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-275) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786613232748
- 9780813138466
- 0813138469
- 9781283232746
- 128323274X
- 9780813171562
- 0813171563
- OCLC:
- 155239274
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