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Born into a wealthy Republican family, his father a respected Boston attorney, Dave Dellinger graduated from Yale and then did time for refusing to register for the draft in World War II. He has been arrested numerous times for pacifist demonstrations since then. Dellinger was a leading figure in the movement against the war in Vietnam, and at age 54 was the oldest member of the Chicago Eight, the group that was prosecuted for conspiring to get clubbed by police at the Democratic convention in August 1968.
Dellinger was the founder, publisher, and editor of "Liberation" Magazine from 1956-1975. His recent autobiography is titled "From Yale to Jail: The Life Story of a Moral Dissenter" (Pantheon, 1993).
This wonderful book traces the roots of hippiedom back to Europe filling in the historical gaps and shows the origins of the health movement, naturism, vegetarianism and communalism. The book brings the era alive with 144 beautiful artworks and photos. This is a must read for hippies and those studying hippies, and anyone interested in any of these movements
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Children of the Sun: A Pictorial Anthology From Germany to California 1883-1949