1968: Today's Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change by Marc Aronson, Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Published by Candlewick Press (MA) on September 11th 2018
ISBN: 0763689939
Pages: 208
Format: Chapter Book Nonfiction
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1968 was a momentous year in history. The Vietnam War was at its height and protests were also at a height. The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, Jr. were both assassinated, there were protests in Chicago at the Democratic Convention, Mexico City just ahead of the 1968 Mexico Olympics, at the Olympics, in Prague, and in Paris. China was undergoing a “Cultural Revolution.” This book of essays covers historic events that took place 50 years ago and many of these issues are still relevant today. The editors offer this book in hopes readers will reflect on issues and protests from 1968 and how they have shaped our world today. Some pieces are memoirs, others are extensively-researched. The book includes author notes, source notes, bibliography, and index.

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Reviewed by Karen Sandlin Silverman, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham