1965: Ink & Irons

We wrap up 1965 with a look at how the media covered the height of the Civil Rights Movement. From the Deep South to the West Coast, America was embroiled in a civil rights battle that the establishment would prefer to have crushed rather than even acknowledge. The similarities to our present are stark—once more, the establishment is using state-sponsored violence and repression in the face of civil unrest, and is actively trying to rewrite a narrative we are watching in real time. The more things change, the more they stay the same.