A former concern about marijuana in the US was that it made Mexican beet workers think they were matadors. “All Mexicans are crazy” it was said, and this was the stuff that made them that way. But it was not just our southern neighbors we had to worry about. “Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers” were also offenders.
And do not get these guys started on what happens when white women smoke it!
Because Continue reading
The year was 1893. Grover Cleveland, the first Democrat elected President after the Civil War, was back in office, and the world was going to heck.
Hundreds of banks were folding, thousands of businesses shut down, and millions of households had no providers. Among the causes was a depletion of gold from the national reserves. Another were years of falling crop prices, leading to Continue reading
Elizabeth Cotten was a blues and folk singer/guitarist born in Chapel Hill, NC in 1893.
During her teens, she wrote a song called “Freight Train,” which was then recorded on vinyl in 1956. It was covered over a dozen times by The Grateful Dead, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and many more. Later, it was stolen via copyright by a British songwriter, but was eventually returned due to pressure within the music community. Continue reading
This form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
© 2025 Crisis and Catharsis
Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑
