BELLOWS FALLS — “1964: A Watershed Year in Vermont’s Political (and Cultural) History,” will be the subject of a program Monday, April 9, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Rockingham Free Public Library, 65 Westminster St., in Bellows Falls.
In 1964, the Republican Party lost its tight-fisted grasp on Vermont politics, starting the swing of the political pendulum from Vermont as a bastion of conservative republicanism to a state with a highly diversified political climate featuring progressive and even radical politics. The speaker will be novelist Deborah Luskin, who will discuss the complexities and nuances of Vermont’s transformation from red state to blue.
Luskin’s extensive research into the politics of mid-century Vermont was undertaken in the writing of “Into the Wilderness,” a love story that takes place during the political and cultural upheaval of that year.
The talk is sponsored by the Rockingham Historic Preservation Commission, thanks to a grant from the Vermont Humanities Council.
The library is handicapped accessible and the program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call the library at (802) 463-4270 or send an email to [email protected].
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