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A review by mefromson
Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties by Jon Wiener, Mike Davis
5.0
A compelling history of the people uniting and making themselves heard!
Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties addresses inequality on so many fronts: racial divides, sexual diparity, and the early battles of gay pride. The sixties spawned so many cultural movements, it's shocking to find the stories from Los Angeles less well known. Davis and Weiner have used their own memories as a basis to start digging into how racial inequality was entrenched in L.A. at all levels, their interviews with notable figures providing crucial insight into just how the government and police went about segregating society by restricting housing, education, and even painting justice in shades of white, brown, and black. The truth laid bare in this book reveals a history of police brutality against the people that has never been more necessary than right now. This depiction of corrupt government and a biased justice system completely undermining the very values the United States claims to stand upon is a very pointed reminder where the power in a democracy lies; more people could learn from the story told in these pages of urban uprising and peaceful protest.
Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties addresses inequality on so many fronts: racial divides, sexual diparity, and the early battles of gay pride. The sixties spawned so many cultural movements, it's shocking to find the stories from Los Angeles less well known. Davis and Weiner have used their own memories as a basis to start digging into how racial inequality was entrenched in L.A. at all levels, their interviews with notable figures providing crucial insight into just how the government and police went about segregating society by restricting housing, education, and even painting justice in shades of white, brown, and black. The truth laid bare in this book reveals a history of police brutality against the people that has never been more necessary than right now. This depiction of corrupt government and a biased justice system completely undermining the very values the United States claims to stand upon is a very pointed reminder where the power in a democracy lies; more people could learn from the story told in these pages of urban uprising and peaceful protest.