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Through a bong, darkly
A new book argues that the '60s counterculture achieved nothing of lasting importance. So why does the era continue to fascinate us?
By Gary Kamiya [2008-04-09]
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  • What I Remember...

    I remember separate drinking fountains, railway cars, bathrooms and laundromats in 1962.

    I remember "help wanted" ads separated by gender.

    I remember being asked the state of my relationship when applying for my first job. By an older lady.

    I remember not being able to get car insurance in my own name when I got my first car at 22, because I was an unmarried female.

    I remember being beaten black and blue with a belt for not knowing the words to the church song.

    I remember getting a belt whipping for bringing my mother the wrong Bible.

    I remember getting four belt whippings in one night. I remember being told to hide the welts from neighbors and teachers...although there was no duty to disclose.

    What is this "nothing" the sixties are supposed to have achieved?

    -- Nat Nabob
    [Read Nat Nabob's other letters]
    Friday, April 11, 2008 02:32 PM

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