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Write Me In!

This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items recently cataloged from the Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection. Dick Gregory is an African American comedian, political activist, humanitarian, and nutritional consultant. His political comedy was groundbreaking for its take on race relations and other social injustices during the civil rights movements of the 1960s….

Thumbs up, America!

  Music has always played a major role in U.S. political campaigns – Sarah Palin had Heart’s Barracuda and Bill Clinton had Fleetwood Mac’s Don’t stop.  However, long before television commercials, songs espousing a candidate’s platform were vital to spreading the candidate’s message and increasing their popularity.  In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes beat Samuel J….