Overview

This enlightening book offers a collection of histories of underground papers from the Vietnam Era as written and told by key staff members of the time. Their stories (as well as those to be included in Part 2, forthcoming) represent a wide range of publications: counterculture, gay, lesbian, feminist, Puerto Rican, Native American, Black, socialist, Southern consciousness, prisoner's rights, New Age, rank-and-file, military, and more. The edition includes forewords by former Chicago Seed editor Abe Peck, radical attorney William M. Kunstler, and Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos, along with an introductory essay by Ken Wachsberger. Wachsberger notes that the underground press not only produce a few well-known papers but also was truly national and diverse in scope. His goal is to capture the essence of ""the countercultural community."" A fundamental resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of a dramatic era in U.S. history.

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Author:   Ken Wachsberger ,  Abe Peck ,  William M. Kunstler ,  Markos Moulitsas
Publisher:   Michigan State University Press
Imprint:   Michigan State University Press
Edition:   2nd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.807kg
ISBN:  

9780870139833

ISBN 10:   0870139835
Pages:   398
Publication Date:   01 January 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword to the Voices from the Underground Series Foreword to the original publication of Voices from the Underground by William M. Kunstler Foreword to the original publication of Voices from the Underground by Abe Peck Preface to the Voices from the Underground Series Preface to the original publication of Voices from the Underground Messaging the Blackman The San Francisco Oracle: A Brief History A Fowl in the Vortices of Consciousness: The Birth of the Great Speckled Bird Akwesasne Notes: How the Mohawk Nation Created a Newspaper and Shaped Contemporary Native America The Joy of Liberation News Service off our backs: The First Four Decades oob and the Feminist Dream A Tradition Continues: The Lansing Area’s Progressive Press, 1965–Present Freedom of the Press — Or Subversion and Sabotage? The Guardian Goes to War Muckraking Gadflies Buzz Reality Space City!: From Opposition to Organizational Collapse A Select Annotated Bibliography of Sources on the Underground Press About the Authors Index

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Ken Wachsberger is a long-time writer, editor, and author, as well as an early member, a book contract adviser, and a former national officer of the National Writers Union.

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