1960s

1963-1974: The Olive-Drab Rebels: Military Organising During The Vietnam Era by Matthew Rinaldi

1971 Armed Forces Day demonstration, Texas

This article is a detailed account of soldiers' and sailors' resistance to the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s.

It particularly concentrates on the organising efforts of left-wing groups both civilian and within the military.

For a more general overview of resistance, we recommend our article GI Resistance in the Vietnam War, 1961-1973.

Introduction

1968-1971: The League of Revolutionary Black Workers - A.Muhammad Ahmad

A short history of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers - a radical union of black auto workers. The articles includes other information about the car industry, race and struggle from 1910 onwards.

THE LEAGUE OF REVOLUTIONARY BLACK WORKERS (A HISTORICAL STUDY)
(By A.Muhammad Ahmad)



INTRODUCTION

1967-1973: GI resistance in Vietnam - a personal account by Dave Blalock

Vietnam veteran Dave Blalock was one of the defendants whose Supreme Court legal challenge overturned Pres. Bush's law prohibiting the burning of the U.S. flag. The following piece details his experiences in Vietnam.

Ain't Marchin' Anymore:
GIs Revolt in Vietnam

by Dave Blalock

How Not To Understand Situationist Books (excerpts)

The Situationists reply to some misrepresentations and stupidities of their critics.

Reform and Counterreform in the Bureaucratic Bloc: Czechoslovakia 1968

Article by the Situationist International about the Prague Spring, 1968.

It could almost be said that the history of the last twenty years has set itself the sole task of refuting Trotsky's analyses concerning the bureaucracy.

Black Cats, White Cats, Wildcats: Auto Workers in Detroit, 1969

Introductory article and account of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers and its activity in a Detroit in the 1960s and 70s.

Paris: May 1968 - Maurice Brinton's diary

Paris '68

A vivid and exciting eyewitness diary by Maurice Brinton (the writing pseudonym of Chris Pallis) of Solidarity on the events in Paris in May 1968.

Despite the optimism of the time, however, Brinton does not get too swept up in the events, and unlike some accounts of the time, manages to keep his views firmly rooted in reality.

Paris:May 1968
First edition published by Solidarity, June 1968 This edition published jointly by Dark Star Press and Rebel Press, 1986

Introduction

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