Don't Shoot—We Are Your Children!
by J. Anthony Lukas
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In the 'Groovy Murders' of 1967, a young wanderer from small town Michigan and his wealthy teen girlfriend were bludgeoned with bricks. This rattled Greenwich Village's hippie culture and was lurid newspaper fodder. Among the ten biographies here, the author goes back to the grandparents to present background and life stories on individuals radicalized against American society or rejecting of its mores. Also covered in detail is the journey from privilege and sports journalism to radicalism of Jerry Rubin and the journey from L.A. to Harvard to the Watts Riots of CSUN Pan African Studies professor Johnie Scott. Scott's story includes much of his compelling poetry and a cameo from Peter Ivers.
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A two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, J. Anthony Lukas is best known for his writings about the social upheaval of the 1960's and 70's. Lukas was a reporter for The New York Times when he won his first Pulitzer in 1968 for "The Two Worlds of Linda Fitzpatrick." The story tells of a teenager from an affluent Connecticut family who was beaten to show more death with her hippie boyfriend after turning to a life of drugs in the East Village. In 1971, Lukas followed with "Don't Shoot, We Are Your Children!" a book which examined the country's growing generation gap through the eyes of 10 youths. His second Pulitzer was awarded in 1985 for the book "Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families," which focused on the furor that erupted over court-ordered school busing in Boston during the 1970's. Lukas was a graduate of Harvard University and the Free University of Berlin. As a reporter for the Times, he was assigned to the Congo, India, New York and Chicago. He contributed articles to Gentleman's Quarterly, Rolling Stone, Harper's, The New Republic, and Psychology Today, among others. Throughout his career he held various teaching positions at Columbia, Yale, Harvard and Boston University. Lukas also hosted a radio program in New York from 1973 to 1974. Lukas was born in New York City in 1933. He married Linda Healey in 1982. His last work, "Big Trouble," which he completed shortly before his death, is a book about a turn-of-the-century murder trial in the West. Lukas committed suicide in June 1997, at the age of 64. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Don't Shoot—We Are Your Children!
- Original publication date
- 1971
- Important places
- USA
- Important events
- The Sixties
- Disambiguation notice
- 1971 edition: Don't shoot--we are your children! [By] J. Anthony Lukas
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- Sociology, Anthropology, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 301.42 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Sociology and anthropology Formerly: Social structure
- LCC
- HQ799.7 .L9 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women The family. Marriage. Home Young men and women
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