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The Movement and the Sixties

Terry H. Anderson

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Description:It began in '60 with the Greensboro sit-ins. By '73, when a few Native Americans rebelled at Wounded Knee & the Army came home from Vietnam, it was over. In between came Freedom Rides, Port Huron, the Mississippi Summer, Berkeley, Selma, Vietnam, the Summer of Love, Black Power, the Chicago Convention, hippies, Brown Power & Women's Liberation--The Movement--in an era that became known as The Sixties. Why did millions of Americans become activists; why did they take to the streets? These are questions Terry Anderson explores in The Movement & the Sixties, a searching history of the social activism that defined a generation of young Americans & that called into question the very nature of America. Drawing on interviews, underground manuscripts collected at campuses & archives throughout the nation, & many popular accounts, he begins with Greensboro & reveals how one event built upon another & exploded into the kaleidoscope of activism by the early '70s. Civil rights, student power & the crusade against the Vietnam War composed the 1st wave of the movement. During & after the riptides of '68, the movement expanded, flowing into new currents of counterculture, minority empowerment & women's liberation. The parades of protesters, along with schocking events--from the Kennedy assassination to My Lai--encouraged other citizens to question their nation. Was America racist, imperialist, sexist? Unlike other books on this tumultuous decade, The Movement & the Sixties is neither a personal memoir, nor a treatise on New Left ideology, nor a chronicle of the so-called leaders of the movement. Instead, it's a national history, a compelling & fascinating account of a defining era that remains a significant part of our lives today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Movement and the Sixties. To get started finding The Movement and the Sixties, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0195104579

Description: It began in '60 with the Greensboro sit-ins. By '73, when a few Native Americans rebelled at Wounded Knee & the Army came home from Vietnam, it was over. In between came Freedom Rides, Port Huron, the Mississippi Summer, Berkeley, Selma, Vietnam, the Summer of Love, Black Power, the Chicago Convention, hippies, Brown Power & Women's Liberation--The Movement--in an era that became known as The Sixties. Why did millions of Americans become activists; why did they take to the streets? These are questions Terry Anderson explores in The Movement & the Sixties, a searching history of the social activism that defined a generation of young Americans & that called into question the very nature of America. Drawing on interviews, underground manuscripts collected at campuses & archives throughout the nation, & many popular accounts, he begins with Greensboro & reveals how one event built upon another & exploded into the kaleidoscope of activism by the early '70s. Civil rights, student power & the crusade against the Vietnam War composed the 1st wave of the movement. During & after the riptides of '68, the movement expanded, flowing into new currents of counterculture, minority empowerment & women's liberation. The parades of protesters, along with schocking events--from the Kennedy assassination to My Lai--encouraged other citizens to question their nation. Was America racist, imperialist, sexist? Unlike other books on this tumultuous decade, The Movement & the Sixties is neither a personal memoir, nor a treatise on New Left ideology, nor a chronicle of the so-called leaders of the movement. Instead, it's a national history, a compelling & fascinating account of a defining era that remains a significant part of our lives today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Movement and the Sixties. To get started finding The Movement and the Sixties, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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