"A Hard Road Recalled" The media often obscures some of the more difficult passages of the 1950s and 1960s. One of the unique aspects of the Baby Boomer era is its dual aura. On one side it was "Happy Days, Elvis, Malt Shops and Groovy Times," while on the other, the world often
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teetered on destruction and our nation was deeply troubled and divided. Putting together a short podcast that fully encompasses the Civil Rights Movement and how it profoundly shaded the lives of all growing baby boomers is nearly impossible. This is a mere "souvenir matchbook" or "ticket stub" recollection of those turbulent times. One thing is for sure. Baby Boomers entered a world that was deeply racially divided, lived to witness the excruciating pain of the subsequent violence and struggles---and lived to see a Black President take the oath of office on January 20, 2009.
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