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Set the Night On Fire
L.A. in the Sixties
Mike Davis
Jon Wiener
2020
Verso Books
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Radical Movements in 1960s L.A.
A review of "Set The Night on Fire", an inspiring book that points to a new generation of activists who remain unbowed by conservative historiographies.
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The Many Explosions of Los Angeles in the 1960s
Set the Night on Fire isn't just a portrait of a city in upheaval. It's a history of uprisings for civil rights, against poverty, and for a better world.
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Samuel Farber
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June 29, 2020
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