Must Reads: 1968's assassinations, riots, war and political chaos defined our world
Compelling, ambitious reads you can’t afford to miss. Local enterprise reporter Mike Rosenwald writes compelling stories about the past for The Post's history blog, Retropolis, and its engaging new podcast, Retropod, which he hosts. Rosenwald is struck by how often those stories have been forgotten, even in the age of instant information. "Documents, letters, and other materials we associate with figuring out what happened a long time ago are not always accessible," he said. "It's almost like, well, if you can't find it on Google, it doesn't really exist." This week, The Post's commitment to illuminating history was on full display as the country marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the fury that followed in Washington and scores of other cities. It was a year of political and social chaos, and many of 1968's flash points — race, war and political polarization — stil...