People's Bicentennial Commission

Two women in the office of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission with a Gadsden flag on the wall, 1975

The People’s Bicentennial Commission was a protest organization founded in 1970 to counter the official United States government bicentennial celebrations.[1][2][3] [4] It was founded by Jeremy Rifkin. He advocated for Americans to establish TEA parties (Tax Equity for Americans).[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Peoples Bicentennial Commission | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com.
  2. ↑ Hall, Simon (February 6, 2018). ""Guerrilla Theater … in the Guise of Red, White, and Blue Bunting": The People's Bicentennial Commission and the Politics of (Un-)Americanism". Journal of American Studies. 52 (1): 114–136. doi:10.1017/S002187581600195X – via Cambridge University Press.
  3. ↑ "Paper Radio; People's Bicentennial; Restoring The Revolution's Tradition | Ann Arbor District Library". aadl.org.
  4. ↑ https://jacobin.com/2025/07/independence-day-constitution-democracy-bicentennial
  5. ↑ Wood, Gordon S. "No Thanks for the Memories" – via www.nybooks.com.
  6. ↑ "Last Refuge of a Rock Critic: A Bicentennial Search for Patriotism". The Village Voice. July 2, 2021.
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