Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press

Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press

Author: Ken Wachsberger

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 741

ISBN-13: 1609172205

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This enlightening book offers a collection of histories of underground papers from the Vietnam Era as written and told by key staff members of the time. Their stories (as well as those to be included in Part 2, forthcoming) represent a wide range of publications: counterculture, gay, lesbian, feminist, Puerto Rican, Native American, Black, socialist, Southern consciousness, prisoner's rights, New Age, rank-and-file, military, and more. The edition includes forewords by former Chicago Seed editor Abe Peck, radical attorney William M. Kunstler, and Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos, along with an introductory essay by Ken Wachsberger. Wachsberger notes that the underground press not only produce a few well-known papers but also was truly national and diverse in scope. His goal is to capture the essence of "the countercultural community." A fundamental resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of a dramatic era in U.S. history.


Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press, Part 2

Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press, Part 2

Author: Ken Wachsberger

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 1628951672

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This enlightening book offers a collection of histories of underground papers from the Vietnam Era as written and told by key staff members of the time. Their stories, building on those presented in Part 1, represent a wide range of publications: countercultural, gay, lesbian, feminist, Puerto Rican, Native American, Black, socialist, Southern consciousness, prisoners’ rights, New Age, rank-and-file, military, and more. Wachsberger notes that the underground press not only produced a few well-known papers but also was truly national and diverse in scope. His goal is to capture the essence of “the countercultural community.” This book will be a fundamental resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of a dramatic era in U.S. history, as well as offering a younger readership a glimpse into a generation of idealists who rose up to challenge and improve government and society.


My Odyssey Through the Underground Press

My Odyssey Through the Underground Press

Author: Michael Kindman

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 1609172302

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In 1963, Michigan State University, the nation’s first land grant college, attracted a record number of National Merit Scholars by offering competitive scholarships. One of these exceptional students was Michael Kindman. After the beginning of the Free Speech Movement in Berkeley, Kindman, in line to be editor-in-chief of the official MSU student newspaper, felt compelled to seek a more radical forum of intellectual debate. In 1965, he dropped out of school and founded The Paper, one of the first five members of Underground Press Syndicate. This gripping autobiography follows Kindman’s inspiring journey of self-discovery, from MSU to Boston, where he joined the staff of Avatar, unaware that the large commune that controlled the paper was a charismatic cult. Five years later, he fled the commune’s outpost in Kansas and headed to San Francisco, where he came out as a gay man, changed his name to Mica, and continued his work as an activist and visionary.


Underground Prescott

Underground Prescott

Author: Patricia Ireland-Williams

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013-08-19

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 1491704357

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Underground Prescott is a historical look at the old west in Arizona's first territorial capitol, Prescott, Arizona. There are many stories about life underground whether it be passageways, tunnels, catacombs, opium dens, gambling halls, prohibition or brothels. Underground Prescott talks about this history and includes photos of areas below Prescott that are no longer accessible to the public.


Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures

Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures

Author: George Haggerty

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 919

ISBN-13: 1135578702

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Beginning in 1869, when the study of homosexuality can be said to have begun with the establishment of sexology, this Encyclopedia offers accounts of the most important international developments in an area that now occupies a critical place in many fields of academic endeavours. While gays and lesbians have shared many aspects of life, their histories and cultures developed in profoundly different ways. To reflect this crucial fact, the Encyclopedia has been prepared in two separate volumes assuring that both histories receive full, unbiased attention and that a broad range of human experience is covered. Written by some of the most famous names in the field, as well as new researchers this is intended as a reference for students and scholars in all areas of study, as well as the general public.


Radical Sisters

Radical Sisters

Author: Anne M. Valk

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2024-02-12

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0252056418

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Radical Sisters offers a fresh exploration of the ways that 1960s political movements shaped local, grassroots feminism in Washington, D.C. Rejecting notions of a universal sisterhood, Anne M. Valk argues that activists periodically worked to bridge differences for the sake of alleviating women's plight, even while maintaining distinct political bases. While most historiography on the subject tends to portray the feminist movement as deeply divided over issues of race, Valk presents a more nuanced account, showing feminists of various backgrounds both coming together to promote a notion of "sisterhood" and being deeply divided along the lines of class, race, and sexuality.