Injustice Case

"Mrs. Jackson"

by Marie Johnson (1968)

Additional social and political expressions for the year 1968

political event:

The election of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew in 1968, and the rise of George Wallace as a serious political force reflected the emergence of the "silent majority"--politically defined white working-class and middle-class citizens determined to maintain social control against full democratic inclusion.

social events:

Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, June 1968.

drama:

Ed Bullins wins the Vernon Rice Award in 1968 for his trilogy of plays Clara's Old Man, The Electronic Nigger, and A Son Come Home.

sculpture:

"Homage to My Young Black Sisters" (1968) Elizabeth Catlett

film:

Up Tight (1968) the first film to depict the Black Revolution. Set in a Cleveland slum after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Starring Julian Mayfield with a supporting cast including Ruby Dee, Raymond St. Jacques, Frank Silvera, Roscoe Lee Brown, and Janet McLachlan.

dance:

Donald McKayle

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political event:	The election of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew in 1968, and the rise of George Wallace as a serious political force reflected the emergence of the "silent majority"--politically defined white working-class and middle-class citizens determined to maintain social control against full democratic inclusion.
social events:	Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, June 1968.
drama:	Ed Bullins wins the Vernon Rice Award in 1968 for his trilogy of plays Clara's Old Man, The Electronic Nigger, and A Son Come Home.
sculpture:	"Homage to My Young Black Sisters" (1968) Elizabeth Catlett
film:	Up Tight (1968) the first film to depict the Black Revolution. Set in a Cleveland slum after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Starring Julian Mayfield with a supporting cast including Ruby Dee, Raymond St. Jacques, Frank Silvera, Roscoe Lee Brown, and Janet McLachlan.
dance:	Donald McKayle