This article was the basis of the talk Jeff Morley gave at the 2011 COPA conference by remote webcast. The holy grail of the JFK story Seven steps to unlocking the historical truth about the assassination in Dallas By Jefferson Morley Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011 3:20 PM Eastern Standard Time Salon.com PHOTO JFK and Jackie…
JFK: “Better red than dead” At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the president embraced anti-nuclear war rhetoric, a new book claims By Jefferson Morley Monday, Feb 20, 2012 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time Salon.com PHOTOS John F. Kennedy and his one-time girlfriend Mimi Alford (Credit: AP/AP/Tina Fineberg) In his charmed life, he seduced…
The Day the Music Died Malcolm X’s Assassination Feb. 21, 1965 by Roland Sheppard (This article was published in the San Francisco BayView Newspaper on February 19, 2011) http://rolandsheppard.com/Site/Day_The_Music_Died.html PHOTO Malcolm is wheeled out of the Audubon Ballroom on a stretcher, escorted by NYPD, on the fateful day, Feb. 21, 1965. “When I looked up,…
New Museums to Shine a Spotlight on Civil Rights Era By KIM SEVERSON February 19, 2012 ATLANTA — Drive through any state in the Deep South and you will find a monument or a museum dedicated to civil rights. A visitor can peer into the motel room in Memphis where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…
On February 15, 2012 the African American Studies Dept at UMD put together a dynamic and informative panel on the Life, Legacy, and Work of the late great Malcolm X. This panel was put together by Dr. Joseph Richardson and featured: Mr. Obi Egbuna, Dr. Jared Ball, and Dr. Derrick White. The discussion focused in…
A corrective to my hope O’Reilly might actually get anything right. Footnotes do slow down a book for people who are not interested in history. Bill O’Reilly to write book on Kennedy’s assassination February 16, 2012 By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY Bill O’Reilly, no stranger to controversies — or the best-seller list — will co-author…
Jim Douglass’ new book, ‘Gandhi and the Unspeakable’ by John Dear SJ National Catholic Reporter February 3-16, 2012 On the Road to Peace Jim Douglass is one of the world’s great teachers, theologians and practitioners of Christian nonviolence. I regularly return for inspiration to his classic works The Nonviolent Cross, Resistance and Contemplation and Lightning…
John Judge, Executive Director of COPA has been invited to address these students in early March. Brattleboro students learn from JFK investigators Feb 14, 2012 8:59 PM By Adam Sullivan – WCAX.com Students in Brattleboro [VT] are learning about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy from those close to the tragedy and the investigation.…
Some interesting details. For an excellent summary of what Sims and Boyd heard Oswald say during his captivity, see “The Last Words of lee Harvey Oswald” by Mae Brussell in People’s Almanac #2. She reconstructs his interrogation and statements from both press interviews where he was present and the statements of others about what he…
Long-Secret Fallout Shelter Was a Cold War Camelot October 1, 2011 New York Times By LIZETTE ALVAREZ PEANUT ISLAND, Fla. — A nuclear bomb shelter was a must-have in the 1950s and ’60s. Magazines displayed backyard do-it-yourself versions. Castro Convertibles pitched its foldaway “jet beds” as bunker-ready. And a pair of publicity-savvy newlyweds actually spent…
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