1968: From the My Lai Massacre to Yellow Submarine featuring Tom Miller
Special Collections, The University of Arizona Libraries
September 6, 2018
From the UA News Service:
Where were you – or your parents – 50 years ago? Many people took part in the anti-Vietnam war movement, hoping to bring pressure on the government to pull out of Vietnam through underground presses and demonstrations. According to Miller, the critically acclaimed writer and author of “Cuba, Hot and Cold” and “The Panama Hat Trail,” the underground press was a “joyously sloppy endeavor made up of people who knew little about journalism but had strong feelings about the war and the cultural life it spawned.” Miller, who witnessed the violence surrounding the 1968 Chicago Democratic National Convention in the aftermath of the Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations, will present a talk about his activities in the underground press and how the rest of the country reacted to the anti-war movement.
In 2002, the University of Arizona Special Collections acquired Miller’s archives, and some materials from this collection will be included in the “1968 in America” exhibit.
Listen to the audio of Tom’s program here.
