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— chaos recollected in (comparative) tranquility —
        This site provides a way for people who were involved in The Rag or the events it reported to share their knowledge of that time and their perspectives on it. 
        Find an article to comment on by searching the table of contents or by looking at the lists of authors and issue dates.  Images of all pages are provided so that you can read the articles themselves to refresh your memory. 
        If you register on the site, you can directly share your knowledge.  We welcome memories, corrections, and commentary.  We hope to identify more authors and artists as well, since many were not stated.  Registered users can also tag article topics to help other readers.
        You can also send us input or questions directly, whether you are logged on or not.
Article Topic Categories
 Abortion & Contaception
 Alternative Institutions
 Anti-Empire Activities
 Black Liberation
 Capitalism
 Chicano Liberation
 Comics
 Drawings
 Drugs
 Electoral Politics
 Energy
 Environment
 Federal/State Govt
 Feminism
 Imperialism
 Labor Unions
 LGBT Liberation
 Local Government
 Media
 Movie/Play
 Music
 Other countries
 Photographs
 Poetry
 Prisons & Policing
 Racism
 Rag Operations
 Revolution
 Schools
 Selective Service System
 Sexuality
 Socialism
 Spirituality
 University Administration
 Vietnam War

Memorial information about departed Ragstaffers

        The Rag was published in Austin Texas from 1966 to 1977, the height of the pivotal period now referred to as "the sixties".  One of that era's first "underground" newspapers, The Rag informed, connected, and supported people who wanted a society more humane and liberating than the conformity and regimentation that dominated the previous decades.  Its legacy includes The Rag Blog and Rag Radio, as well as 50th-anniversary events planned for October 13-16 2016.

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