DC1968 focuses on black liberation in 1968, placing a heavy emphasis on black culture and the civil rights movement.
McQuirter includes newspaper articles that concern political and social events of that time. The most recent of these is an article from Black Land News, detailing the public housing strike at the time.
McQuirter clearly wants to collect more information on this event, as she asks viewers to comment: “Do you, a family member or neighbor remember Black Land News? Do you have copies? Were you involved in the publication? Who were the Young Pioneers of New Africa? Who was Joe Kelly? Do you recognize the street in the neighborhood?”
In another, much longer, post from a few days before this one, McQuirter includes a photo depicting McKinley Tech High School students protesting outside of the Washington Post building. At the time, McKinley High was the number one football team in the area. However, Washington Post had refused to acknowledge them as such and held off on their ranking in order to give the all-white high school a chance to catch up with them. Again, McQuirter requests information from any commenters who were close to the situation.
Many more such posts depict protests and news articles that are significant to social justice at the time. Although most people know about the big events of the civil rights movement of the time, these smaller acts of protest often get lost in history. By publishing them, McQuirter shares these stories with the world and ensures that these people’s voices are heard, even decades later.