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...fulfilling a mission that was inherent to the whole call for African American and African studies as we see it today. We feel that we are...living up to a mission that was part of our founding call...” The student protestors of the ’60s and ’70s did not just want to learn about the black contribution to the world and American society; they also wanted knowledge they could take back to their communities. This is precisely what Harvard is now allowing students like Darryl and Sangu...
...Your performance echoes the free love, tree-hugging days of the late ’60s, early ’70s. What would a second sexual revolution look like...
...1950s and ’60s, however, the scope and the character of folk music and culture began to change in Cambridge. Fueled social movements including women’s rights, civil rights, and eventually anti-war protests, folk music emerged as a key outlet for young people looking for a distinctive way to express themselves...
...When the scene was coming about in the early ’60s, kids were rebelling and wanting to carve out a niche for themselves,” explained Katrina L. Morse of the Cambridge Historical Society...
...heart of the Cambridge folk scene sat Club 47, known these days as Club Passim. Thomas W. Rush ’63, Harvard alum and notable folk musician who came out of the Cambridge revival of the 60s, called it the “flagship of the fleet.” Club 47 boasted an impressive list of past performers including, among others, Joan Baez, Jackie Washington, the Charles River Valley Boys, the Jug Band, and Jim Kweskin. Many of these premier folk musicians played gigs at Club 47 during the year and then congregated at the Newport Folk Festival...