Word: symbolically
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...scene possessed a grotesque impropriety. At the tomb of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Ill., Alabama's George Corley Wallace, symbol of unregenerate Southern racism, reverently placed a wreath of red and white flowers. Said Wallace: "It's good to be in the land of Lincoln...
...Faint. As the leader of his country's experiment to infuse Communism with humanism and democracy, Dubček was the symbol and hero of Czechoslovakia's will to be free. The circumstances of his arrival last week in Prague, after three days of negotiations in Moscow, illustrated the unyielding grip in which the Soviets and their hard-lining East Bloc allies now hold his land. Dubček's plane landed in secret at dawn. Bulgarian troops and tanks guarded the field, and Soviet secret police whisked him and his fellow reformist leaders in official Soviet...
...magistrate, she was fined ?5 and called a "silly girl." Silly or not, there are likely to be more such incidents before Charles' investiture as the Prince of Wales next July. There is a small but violently nationalistic minority in Wales that regards the Prince as a symbol of English oppression. Concerned for his safety, the Queen recently spoke to Prime Minister Wilson, and Scotland Yard has assigned a team of five officers to investigate all activities in Wales that might threaten Charles. In addition, his personal bodyguard will probably be increased from one to three or more...
...burned at the stake as a heretic. Taking the chalice as their symbol, his followers founded the Hussite sect, which was based on secular religion and nationalism. In 1618, after Emperor Matthias tried to check the growth of Protestantism, Czech patriots in Prague tossed two imperial officials from the windows of Hradcany Castle. In retaliation, the Habsburg armies crushed the Hussites, executed their leaders, burned Czech Bibles and outlawed the language. Though overwhelmed, the Czechs and Slovaks waged a passive resistance. As Friedrich Schiller later reflected...
...fact, the album stands as a timely symbol of the growing infusion of country sounds into the U.S. pop mainstream. More and more, country performers-from established figures like Buck Owens to newcomers such as Glen Campbell and John Hartford-are commanding national audiences. At the same time, pop performers, including Bob Dylan and the Byrds, are gravitating closer to the country style. "With better communications, there's more exposure of country music," says Cash. "I think people go back to it to find the basic thing, the grass roots. People like my songs, for instance, because there...