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The March on Washington
Photo Gallery of the 1963 March on Washington
Tag: 1960s
The March on Washington
Woodstock Festival of 1969
On Love: I Came to Woodstock to Die–An Angel Saved My Life
Author: Patrick Colucci “I was a broken young man. One who set out to save the world only to become overcome by the waves of evil and despair, which pervaded the reality I found myself in, in 1960s America.” I knew it would happen. It’s 3 a.m. in the morning … Continue reading
Nashville Sit-Ins
James Lawson on Gaining Courage from the Nashville Sit-Ins
James Lawson, a professor and reverend, describes how rewarding it was for him to be a part of the Nashville sit-ins–a nonviolent campaign to end racially segregated lunch counters in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, which lasted from February 13 to May 10, 1960. Lawson recalls how his fellow protestors such as … Continue reading
Nashville Sit-Ins
Fear Did Not Stop Diane Nash from Leading Nashville Sit-Ins
Civil rights strategist Diane Nash was a chairperson and leader of the campaign to end racially segregated lunch counters in downtown Nashville, Tennessee–a campaign now known as the Nashville sit-ins, which lasted from February 13 to May 10, 1960. Nash led a group of young students to sit-in at segregated … Continue reading
Pacific Crest Trail
[Blog] The Pacific Crest Trail’s History & Rise to Prominence
Author: Robbie Faselt “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” -John Muir The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is one of the most well-known long-distance hiking trails in the world. It spans 2,663 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border to the U.S.-Canada border and changes in elevation … Continue reading
Alfred Hitchcock
[Text] Nabokov’s Response to Hitchcock’s Request for a Film Collaboration
“Your second idea is quite acceptable to me…” The following is a letter written by novelist Vladimir Nabokov to film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock in response to his question on writing a screenplay for a film together. In this letter, Nabokov replies to Hitchcock by telling him that his … Continue reading
Alfred Hitchcock
[Text] Alfred Hitchcock’s Letter to Vladimir Nabokov on a Film Collaboration
“Now this next idea I’m not sure will really appeal to you but, on the other hand, it might….” Film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock writes a letter to novelist Vladimir Nabokov about the possibility of collaborating on a screenplay together. In this letter, Hitchcock proposes two story lines to … Continue reading
Robert F. Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy Gives Rare Interview
Ethel Kennedy gives a rare interview about her life and her marriage to Robert F. Kennedy to Brian Williams and her daughter Rory Kennedy, who was making a documentary about her mother. She talks about enjoying her life surrounded by politics and says that while everything came easy to John … Continue reading
Cuban Revolution
Celia Sánchez: One of the Most Important Women Behind the Cuban Revolution
Writer Nancy Stout talks about Celia Sánchez and her impact on the Cuban Revolution. Sánchez played a large role behind the scenes during the revolution and Stout claims that is why not many people outside of Cuba even know who she is. Sánchez was a close friend of Fidel Castro … Continue reading
John Lennon
John Lennon Remembers How He Met Yoko Ono
John Lennon tells the story of how he first met Yoko Ono at one on her art exhibitions and paid an imaginary five shillings to hammer an imaginary nail into her artwork. Continue reading
