Showing posts with label 1960s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1960s. Show all posts
Sunday, November 18, 2018

From the Archives: Filmmaker Stanley Nelson on ‘Freedom Riders,’ the news media, and civil rights

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Filmmaker Stanley Nelson on ‘Freedom Riders,’ the news media, and civil rights November 18, 2010 1:11 PM MST "What the civil rights ...
Tuesday, June 05, 2018

Remembering Bobby Kennedy's Death 50 Years Later

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Barbara Perry Last Saturday's episode of The Score on Bearing Drift featured an interview with Barbara Perry, director of president...
Monday, February 05, 2018

From the Archives: 2013 Charlottesville voters may have historic election for constitutional posts

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2013 Charlottesville voters may have historic election for constitutional posts February 5, 2013 2:06 PM MST What was so special about 19...
Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Guest Post: 'Magical Mystery Tour' paved the way for Monty Python

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Adam Behr , Newcastle University The 50th anniversary of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was much celebrated in 2017 . But this...
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Guest Post: 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' and the Triumph of Common Sense

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by Annie Holmquist December 9th marks the anniversary of the Christmas TV special which basically birthed all others : “A Charlie Brown Ch...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

From the Archives: Witness to 1963 Kennedy assassination speaks at Virginia Film Festival

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Witness to 1963 Kennedy assassination speaks at Virginia Film Festival November 10, 2013 12:19 PM MST Tina Towner was the youngest perso...

From the Archives: Lee Harvey Oswald colleague recalls aftermath of Kennedy assassination

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Lee Harvey Oswald colleague recalls aftermath of Kennedy assassination November 9, 2013 9:34 PM MST Wesley Buell Frazier drove Lee Harve...
Friday, September 08, 2017

From the Archives - Present at the creation: YAF co-founder Carol Dawson remembers the 1960 Sharon Conference

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Present at the creation: YAF co-founder Carol Dawson remembers the 1960 Sharon Conference September 8, 2010 11:52 PM MST A noteworthy ann...
Friday, June 02, 2017

Guest Post: A brief history of Polari: the curious after-life of the dead language for gay men

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Paul Baker , Lancaster University In early February, the Church of England College expressed regret that in an evening liturgy in Cambri...
Monday, May 29, 2017

From the Archives: JFK was 'cautious, conservative' says UVA political scientist Larry Sabato

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Publisher's note: Today would have been the 100th birthday of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.  This article is drawn from my Exami...