MC5 and the White Panthers: A sincere political revolution and an “inevitable” fall out
Intend to be an ally of the Black Panthers, the new party faced swift backlash.
Civil Rights Movement
The song Bob Dylan wrote to be a “big” anthem: “What the people like to hear”
“This was definitely a song with a purpose.”
‘Wild Is The Wind’: The lasting legacy of Nina Simone, civil rights, and political defiance
A groundbreaking album.
“You had to hear Nina”: the Nina Simone song that defined an era of activism
A vitally important song…
The Nina Simone song written in response to the death of Martin Luther King Jr
An incredible protest track from the civil rights era.
Samuel L. Jackson was pulled from the Black Power movement by the FBI
“The FBI knocked on the door…”
Exploring the hope and harshness of 1970s Chicago through John H. White’s photography
Historical photography.