Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties, with Jon Wiener
With their 2020 bestselling book “Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties,” Jon Wiener and Mike Davis co-authored the first comprehensive movement history of Los Angeles amid the upheaval of the 1960s. Histories of the decade typically focus on New York City or San Francisco, but Los Angeles was an epicenter of the political and social earthquake. The city was a launchpad for the Black Power movement and home to the Chicano Moratorium and walkouts. LA was also the birthplace of “Asian America” as a political identity, base of the antiwar movement, and center of California counterculture. In this talk, Wiener discusses sixties movement politics, the result of the extensive archival research, scores of interviews, and personal histories that he and Mike Davis gathered for their book.
This program was live via Zoom on September 26, 2023.
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Thank you Nicole! So proud and excited for you. I'm sure we've met at CHS on many different exhibits/events. I had to save this and watch it at an appropriate time. LOL
“Rebellion” “Uprising”
'Black and brown' is consistent and adequate. The term 'People of colour', 'POC', 'of colour', is an institutionally racist term and it's use, for me, stands out like a sore thumb. I understand that it's use here and typically when it is used has no racist intent. (similarly, the term 'negro' which was widely used until the late 1960's and is now regarded derogatory when used in English speaking lexicon.)