The 1960s was a decade of social and political upheaval that reshaped every facet of American culture, from civil rights, through feminism, to gay liberation and the anti-Vietnam War movement.
Bernard Marin takes readers into the heart of this turbulent time in an anthology of historical fiction. Through Bernard’s eyes, we join a young journalist who witnesses both the Chicago riot of 1968, and the uproarious trial of the ringleaders who came to be called the Chicago Seven.
We follow a university student who finds love while participating in the famous civil rights march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and witness a chance encounter at a department store lunch counter that transforms a young, Southern white woman into a civil rights activist.
These colourful vignettes open a unique window into the most compelling chapters of the tumultuous 1960s.
Tabla de materias
Preface1
Introduction4
1.Rosa Parks13
2. Crisis in Little Rock31
3. The Greensboro Sit-in49
4. The March on Washington65
5. The Assassination of Malcolm X79
6. Selma to Montgomery March97
7. The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr117
8. Poor People’s Campaign, Washington 1968141
9. The 1968 Democratic National Convention157
10. The Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial179
11. Bring the Troops Home199
12. Death of a Revolutionary: George Jackson and
the Soledad Brothers215
13. The Equal Rights Amendment and
Women’s Strike for Equality233
Sobre el autor
Bernard Marin AM was born in 1950 and graduated from the Prahran College of Advanced Education in Melbourne in 1970. He established his accounting practice in 1981 and currently works with the staff and partners of the practice as a consultant. Bernard has held a number of positions on various boards, including: Treasurer – Melbourne Writers Festival (2005-16), Koorie Heritage Trust (2000-12) and Liberty Victoria (1984-92); board member – Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation (2009-15), Reichstein Foundation (2011-12) and Melbourne Community Foundation (2009-10). From 1984 to 1992 Bernard was treasurer at Liberty Victoria.Bernard lives in Melbourne with his wife Wendy.
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