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08/14/2020 — A Conversation on the 55th Anniversary of the 1965 Watts Rebellion

08/14/2020 — A Conversation on the 55th Anniversary of the 1965 Watts Rebellion

Posted on August 8, 2020August 24, 2020Author LA in the SixtiesPosted in News and Events

Mike Davis and Jon Wiener, co-authors of Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties, will be in a live conversation with Erin Aubry Kaplan and Danny Widener to discuss the upcoming 55th anniversary of the 1965 Watts Uprising hosted by Skylight Books. Know more about this event here. Please note: This event will…

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08/13/2020 —Set the Night on Fire: LA in the 1960s

08/13/2020 —Set the Night on Fire: LA in the 1960s

Posted on August 6, 2020August 28, 2020Author LA in the SixtiesPosted in News and Events

Listen to Harold Meyerson and Melina Abdullah in conversation with Mike Davis and Jon Wiener on the 55th anniversary of the Watts uprising, as they discuss Los Angeles in the sixties as a hotbed of political and social upheaval, and its lessons for the social justice movements of today. Watch the recording here.

8/11/2020 — Writers Bloc Presents Mike Davis, Jon Wiener & Robin Kelley: Watts Rebellion

8/11/2020 — Writers Bloc Presents Mike Davis, Jon Wiener & Robin Kelley: Watts Rebellion

Posted on July 30, 2020August 28, 2020Author LA in the SixtiesPosted in News and Events

Mike Davis and Jon Wiener, authors of Set the Night on Fire L.A. in the Sixties, will be in a live conversation with Robin Kelley who is the Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at UCLA and author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Note that August 11 is the…

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