Jean-Pierre Laffont's 'Rebels With a Cause' Documents American Protest Movements

'Rebels With a Cause,' a photobook by French photographer Jean-Pierre Laffont, has been released by Damiani Books. This work captures the essence of American counterculture and protests spanning from the 1960s to the 1980s. Laffont, who moved to the U.S. in 1964, documented significant events such as the inaugural Earth Day rally in New York City on April 22, 1970, the Black Panthers at Yale on May 2, 1970, and the May 9, 1970, demonstration in Washington, D.C., protesting the Kent State shootings. Additionally, he recorded the arrests at the Republican Convention in Miami on August 23, 1972, the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen on July 28, 1973, and the Women's Strike for Equality on August 26, 1970, along with images of the Savage Skulls gang and Rajneeshpuram in 1984.