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A few resources on the 1970s

May 20, 2021

Throughout the years of research into Camilla Hall and the SLA, I developed an affinity for the 1970s. I was …

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What really happened on May 17, 1974?

May 17, 2021

On May 17, 1974, more than 400 police officers surrounded a house at 1466 E. 54th St. in south-central Los Angeles. …

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Some thoughts after watching “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

April 13, 2021

Chicago, 1968. I finally watched “The Trial of the Chicago 7” last night. Initial thoughts: Those young people were so …

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Happy birthday, Camilla

March 24, 2021

This is Camilla Hall. Today would have been her 76th birthday. She was an artist, a social worker, a gardener, …

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7 Takeaways from “Judas and the Black Messiah”

February 21, 2021

Last night I watched Judas and the Black Messiah. I’ve read a lot about the Black Panthers and other 1960s …

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A tip for managing unwieldy essays

February 16, 2021

I’m a big fan of dumping my ideas onto a piece of paper when I’m writing an essay. It helps …

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Sometimes it seems so little has changed

February 10, 2021

It makes sense that Camilla Hall’s letters to her parents became more political in 1968, one of the most tense …

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Radical moves gain attention

February 2, 2021

I’m excited to watch this movie about the trial that resulted from the 1968 protests at the Democratic National Convention. …

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Frustration that leads to violence

January 27, 2021

We have seen recently how years of frustration can boil over into violence. Today’s domestic terrorism threat comes from the …

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Don’t dismiss female revolutionaries

December 18, 2020

Female terrorists have generally been thought of as only going along because someone (a man) has lured them in. But …

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