The Vermont Movie Part 3 - March 5

Past event
Mar 5, 2014, 7 PM

Join others at Morristown Centennial Library for the continuing series "The Vermont Movie".

On March 5 at 7 pm viewers will see Part three – Refuge, Reinvention and Revolution. Here is a synopsis: In the mid-20th century, political pioneers like Bill Meyer, a Congressman who challenged the Cold War, and Governor Phil Ho, whose 1962 victory set the stage for historic change, rose to take the lead in state politics. Innovation was everywhere: in the work of “talented tinkerers” like Snowflake Bentley and Thaddeus Fairbanks, in the rise of IBM, and in the creation of the Interstate highways. We see the pros and cons of the highways--the high price of “eminent domain.” Revolution was in the air—rare archival footage provides a vivid look at the "hippies," the realities of communal life and the paths of members of the counter-culture who established roots in Vermont. Who changed whom? It certainly sounds like there are enough themes to generate a lot of conversation!

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