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Born 50 years ago, ‘The Spectator’ was a bright light in Klan-infested southern Indiana
This controversial alt-underground weekly explored the fertile meeting ground of art and activism. By James Retherford | The Rag Blog | February 11, 2016 This is the story of an extraordinary little southern Indiana newspaper which captured journalistic respect and … Continue reading
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Tagged Indiana University, James Retherford, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, The Spectator, Underground Press
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METRO | Do the right thing, and be proud of your mistakes
I cherish my time at The Texan but don’t ask me to choose it over my time at The Rag. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | January 26, 2016 AUSTIN — The Rag started in 1966 in reaction … Continue reading
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Tagged John Economidy, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Steve Russell, The Daily Texan, The Rag, Underground Press, University of Texas
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Ken Light’s photographic journey through
the chaos and the calm
In ‘What’s Going On? 1969-1974,’ Light captures the marches, the rallies, the protests, the guerrilla theatre performances, and the police riots. By Ken Wachsberger | The Rag Blog | January 18, 2016 Ken Light disscussed his experiences as a social … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary Photography, Ken Light, Ken Wachsberger, LNS, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Underground Press, What's Going On?
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ’60s underground press. Part II: The Fifth Estate
The paper, which quickly became Detroit’s cutting-edge news source, is the longest-running underground newspaper from the Vietnam era. By Ken Wachsberger | The Rag Blog | December 8, 2015 [This is the second of a three-part series written for The … Continue reading
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Vietnam postscript: Activists remember the cause that shook an empire
For baby boomers who watched the Vietnam War on the nightly news, the war has never really ended. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | November 17, 2015 BERKELEY — Remember the War in Vietnam? Indeed, how could anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago 8, Divine Light Mission, Frank Joyce, Guru Maharaj Ji, Jonah Raskin, Judy Gumbo Albert, Peace Movement, Rag Bloggers, Rennie Davis, SDS, Sixties, Vietnam War
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Joe Grant: Happy birthday and goodbye, friend
Joe Grant, the publisher of ‘Prisoners Digest International,’ was one of the unsung legends of the underground press. By Ken Wachsberger | The Rag Blog | September 23, 2015 It’s always jarring to receive Facebook birthday reminders for friends who … Continue reading
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METRO | Remembering David MacBryde, philosopher, activist, and friend
A sweet man of peace, The Rag Blog’s David MacBryde passed away in Berlin, Wednesday, September 9. AUSTIN — I lost a dear friend last Wednesday and The Rag Blog lost its “man in Berlin.” David MacBryde, a warm and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Activists, David MacBryde, German Activists, Hugh Grady, Metro, New Left, Obituary, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, SDS, Sixties, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
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METRO EVENT | Documentary film about ‘The Rag,’ Austin’s pioneering underground newspaper, to screen in September
The showing will be followed by an open meeting to start planning a 2016 Rag reunion and celebration. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | August 17, 2015 Event: “The Rag: Austin Underground Press 1966-1977” What: Film showing and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin History, Documentary Film, Metro, People's History in Texas, Rag Film, Rag Reunion, Rag Reunion 2016, Sixties, The Rag, Underground Press
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Stormy Weather: A Rag Blog interview with Bryan Burrough, author of ‘Days of Rage’
“The underground is not a place but a way of life. You can be underground most anywhere, from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Hermosa Beach, California.” — Bryan Burrough By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | June … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Books, Bryan Burrough, Days of Rage, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Marilyn Buck, Radical Activists, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Weather Underground
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Elevators Reunion: (I Done Got) Levitation
at Psych Fest 2015
Like Icarus, the 13th Floor Elevators, a band that should have a special alcove in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, flew too close to the sun. Text and photos by Bob Simmons | The Rag Blog | May … Continue reading
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Former civil rights activist and political street vendor Charlie Saulsberry is dead at 70
Charlie, who was well-known around the UT campus in late-’60s Austin, ‘was a lefty, but always a heretic.’ By Dick J. Reavis | The Rag Blog | March 22, 2015 Charlie Saulsberry, 70, a familiar figure on the UT-Austin campus … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin History, Charlie Saulsberry, Civil Rights Movement, Dick J. Reavis, Don Weedon, Obituary, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, Sixties, UT-Austin
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