Category Archives: 1968

Belden’s French Connection

I met Belden in 1963. We both were residents at the Cité Universitaire Internationale and attended the same seminar on the 1930s at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). It was the start of a close friendship spanning … Continue reading

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1968 – Not Really So Long Ago or Far Away

“I want kids to see that it wasn’t just Martin Luther King making things happen in the 1960s, it was local folks here as well. Just as it is today.” Katie Snyder, Education Program Specialist, Museum of the Grand Prairie … Continue reading

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My 1968: Exodus and Recovery

(Photos of  Joe Miller as sailor, his anti-war button, and 1968 anti-war rallies in Chicago) After six years and ten months on active duty, I was discharged from the Navy on February 3, 1968. I was excited and apprehensive about … Continue reading

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