ITEM OVERVIEW
At the height of the sixties, John and Leni Sinclair were leaders of the counterculture movement in Michigan, organizers of radical social, political, and cultural endeavors, primarily in the areas of music, poetry, graphic design, and community welfare projects. During the 1960s and 1970s, John Sinclair founded or was active in a variety of political and cultural groups including the Artists' Workshop in Detroit, the Rainbow Multi-Media Corporation, the White Panther Party and its offshoot, the Rainbow Peoples Party; and had ties to various national radical organizations. He was an organizer of the Ann Arbor Jazz and Blues Festival and concerts and managed several rock bands, most notably the MC5. Here is a little of his life and times, illustrated with photos and other ephemera from his collection. Comes with a 61 audio CD from the Detroit Artists' Workshop recorded in 1964-66, with the likes of Robert Creeley, Ron Caplan, John Sinclair, Dave Sinclair, Hank Malone, Gary Johnston, George Tysh, and Bill Harris. Are you ready to testify...
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