1968 Revolution Rewind
 

Special Broadcast: The Year in Review

Part One

A broad overview of 1968, with audio selections from Pacifica's courageous and uncensored reporting: the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King, Jr., members of the Black Panther Party, Cesar Chavez, Robert Kennedy, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Pete Seeger, Jesse Jackson, Muhammad Ali, Ayn Rand and many more. Listen >>

Part Two

The powerful artistic contributions made within this year of turmoil: Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Melina Mercouri, Sun Ra, Phil Ochs, Abbie Hoffman, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes and others. Listen >>

Part Three

Two very special guests who found themselves on the forefront of change in 1968: independent journalist Connie Lawn and activist Tom Hayden join us in the studio 40 years after the fact, to share thoughts and analysis on the lasting importance and impression of 1968: the year of sounds that changed the world. Listen >>

Production staff

Executive Producer: Pacifica Radio Archives and Brian DeShazor
Producer/Editor: by Mark Torres
Writer: Joanne Griffith
Hosts: Brian DeShazor, Joanne Griffith, Sonali Kolhatkar, Mark Maxwell, Margaret Prescod, Aura Bogado, Mark Torres.

For more information, please contact:

  • Brian DeShazor, Director, 800.735.0230 x263, pacarchive@aol.com
  • Shawn Dellis, Administrator, 800.735.0230 x261, shawn@pacificaradioarchives.org