Madison in the Sixties – August, 1967 The summer of 67 sizzles with what the Equal Opportunities Commission calls “tension-filled incidents with racial overtones.” Black families living around Odana Road […]
Madison’s Vietnam Casualties, 1965-1967
Madison in the sixties. Our Memorial Day tribute to our Vietnam casualties – part one. 1965 Marine staff sergeant Roscoe Ammerman, thirty- seven, becomes the first casualty from Madison when […]
Madison, Dec. 10 1967 – The death of Otis Redding
Madison in the Sixties – December 10 1967 Otis Redding was one of the breakout stars at the Monterey Pop Festival in June, blowing minds with powerful performances of songs like Shout!, […]
Madison, Oct. 18, 1967 – The Battle of Dow
Madison, October 18, 1967. The Battle of Dow. It was the Students for a Democratic Society chapter at the University of Michigan which first targeted the Dow Chemical Company in […]
Madison, May 1967 – The Bus Lane Protest
Madison – May, 1967. The Bus Lane Protest By the spring of 1967. many campuses were having demonstrations against the war, the draft, and the CIA. But only Madison had […]
Madison in the Sixties – the Death of Otis Redding
Madison in the Sixties – December 10 1967 Otis Redding was one of the breakout stars at the Monterey Pop Festival in June, blowing minds with powerful performances of songs […]
