Guy Debord - "In societies dominated by modern conditions of production, life is presented as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has receded into a representation."
I agree. This quote makes me think of common references to the "good old days", or positive referralls to what are in many cases backwards or even offensive times to live in.
In the case of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, many people I know consistently mention the leadership found in the black community then, and the absence of similar leadership now. Even with that in mind, I have always felt that when people get fed up enough, they fight. I in turn ask them, "What are you doing to fight?"
The gentlemen pictured here took a stand against the conditions they lived under in 1968, despite the "USA' on their chests and the backlash they would face coming home from Mexico City. How much is different now, and how much is the same? In having a black President, how far have we come as a nation, and how much of the journey remains?
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