Madison December 10 1967 Otis Redding was one of the breakout stars at the Monterey Pop Festival in June, and in October dethroned Elvis Presley as the year’s top male […]
Madison in the Sixties: January – The Second Week of January
A firefighter falls, new housing for migrant workers, a new gun registration ordinance, and a twin tragedy in Vietnam. Just some of the events making news this week in Madison […]
Madison in the Sixties: 2018 Recap
December 27, 2018 A look back at some of our favorite reports from 2018, including the Draft Sit-In, a new tactic in civil rights activism, and panty raids out of […]
Lessons from Madison in the Sixties with Stu Levitan
For today’s episode, Allen chats with author and historian Stu Levitan about his new book Madison in the Sixties. They discuss how the political climate and resistance movements of the ’60s […]
Madison In The Sixties: Third Week Of July
The third week of July, 1961 through. Harvard professor discusses the difficulties of negotiating with communists on disarmaments. Freedom riders imprisoned in Mississippi. Controversial topless bathing suits are challenged by […]
Madison, 1966-Milestones in Highways and Flyways
Six years after the 15 million dollar University expressway was proposed city crews raced to open the first small element and make it in time for Homecoming. Two weeks later […]