Student Movements of the 1960s
Author | : Alexander Cruden |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2012-08-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780737763720 |
ISBN-13 | : 0737763728 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This fascinating volume explores the historical and cultural events leading up to and following the student movements of the 1960s. Readers will learn about issues surrounding the goals of the activists, black power, feminism, and the role of drugs and music. This book also includes personal narratives from people who experienced the student movements of the 1960s. Essay sources include Lyndon B. Johnson, Kathie Sarachild, Kathryn Jean Lopez, and the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities. Personal narratives include a girl's experience of feminism in the sixties, and Mario Savio's tense words about the California students who were facing trial.