During America’s revolutionary period the Bennington area was a center of rebellion. And it didn’t end there. Almost two centuries later it was home base for another kind of revolt. By the 1960s, the region had assimilated a small, energetic community of modern rebels —idealists, intellectuals, sculptors and painters. But that “Golden Age” was winding down by the end of the decade, and a conservative political backlash was brewing.
Like a rising tide that had reached its limit, the roaring sixties was crashing to a climax with a wrenching change of direction.
Like a rising tide that had reached its limit, the roaring sixties was crashing to a climax with a wrenching change of direction.
Informed Dissent - Video Portfolio
Coming to Vermont * Welcome to the Culture War
Moving toward Advocacy * On the Edge
A photo portfolio for the forthcoming book, chapters 1 -4, including Kurt Vonnegut, Joni Mitchell, Ritchie Havens, Tina Turner, Phil Hoff and the people of Vermont. Photos and music by Greg Guma; Brecht on Brecht poster by Lon Wasco; photo descriptions for Bennington Museum exhibit by Jamie Franklin.
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