"In 1968, six working-class and peasant girls live in a boarding school far from home. A boarding school that becomes a window open to the world, and to the social and personal journey of each one of them. The staging of a play by William Shakespeare entitled The Tempest will do the rest. The historical context (the postwar period and the last years of the dictatorship, May 1968, the assassinations in the United States of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, the Vietnam War...) will be much more than a backdrop in the lives of the girls of the 305"--Google translate.
Describes events that occurred during 1968, including the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, the election of President Richard Nixon, the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, riots in the streets and campuses of America, and other pivotal events in American history.
Text and photos chronicle the year 1968 in American social, political, and popular culture, covering the Vietnam War, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy, and the stars of rock music, among other topics.
Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1968, including Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final speech and assassination, reaction to the Tet Offensive and other Vietnam protests, the murder of Robert F. Kennedy, the Chicago riots, and others.
Text and black-and-white photographs highlight significant events that occurred around the world in 1968, such as the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the student revolt at Columbia University, the Soviet occupation of Prague, and the Democratic convention in Chicago.
