Chicago Trial Testimony
San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 1975. First Edition. Staplebound. “This historical legal proceeding demonstrated a bodhisattvic attempt by the sub-culture spokesmen to communicate new consciousness to the entrenched establishment. Ginsberg’s attempt to bridge the gap, typical of his special genius, climaxed with a loud OM silencing Judge and courtroom at moment of intemperate quarrel.” (from introduction) The 1968 Democratic National Convention inspired a week-long series of protests by several..... More
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