And the smell of blood drenched the air, And the smell of blood stained the air. And the parents raised their crying. Reading of “Cuicapeuhcáyotl” (“Cantares mexicanos”); Manuscript of Tlatelolco (October 1968)1968 was a watershed year in world history. It was sex, drugs and rock and roll on the one hand; and turmoil, chaos and revolt on the other. Mass protests erupted across the globe, from Berlin to Rio de Janeiro, Chicago to London, Mexico City to Madrid and Paris to Prague. As Sean O’Hagen summarized: These rebellions . . .
