Gainesville Screaming
It was May 1972, after president Richard Nixon had dramatically escalated the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. It was then, too, that the UF students’ anti-war voice grew louder, and the university and state law enforcement was more aggressive.
“Ohio/Machine Gun”
The Isley Brothers
1971 — Givin’ It Back
((( No! )))
tom kennedy
Father Michael Gannon was a familiar, peace making figure in Gainesville and on campus, so often standing between opposing sides. Personally, Gannon was against the war in Vietnam, in which he served as a correspondent.
American Pie
1972 — Don McLean’s Folk Pop Eulogy
((( On The Radio )))
“One Tin Soldier”
Joan Baez
((( On The Radio ))
“Billy Don’t Be A Hero”
Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods (1974)
((( On The Radio ))
1970 — Friendly Fire
Kent State (Vietnam Goes to College)
1971 — Insurrection Day
Apollo 14 / Moon Tree
SPACE TRUCKING (1971) MUSIC
1972 — Gainesville Rising
Gainesville Rising
GAINESVILLE SCREAMING
George Wallace (Let’s Not Stay Together)
1973 — Independence Day
STEVEN C. O’CONNELL (WHO WAS HE?)
SURPRISE RESIGNATION
NIXON WON’T LEAVE
NAUGHTY & NICE (WATERGATE CHRISTMAS LIST)
A NEW YEAR FOR NIXON
1974 — GoodBye Dick
Homecoming 1974 Mix
THE GAINESVILLE 8
STORM IS RISING
Nixon No More
NIXON RESIGNS
1978 — Alligator vs Marston
It was May 1972, after president Richard Nixon had dramatically escalated the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. It was then, too, that the UF students’ anti-war voice grew louder, and the university and state law enforcement was more aggressive.
“Fortunate Son”
((( NO MORE! )))