Student Movements of the 1960s

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Title:

Student Movements of the 1960s

Author:

Cruden, Alex.

ISBN:

9780737763720

Publication Information:

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2012.

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

180 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Perspectives on modern world history

Perspectives on modern world history.

General Note:

Source of cataloging data: WCP

Abstract:

"Student Movements of the 1960s: The series provides basic historical information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and provides first-person narratives"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Historical background on the student movements of the 1960s -- Controversies surrounding student movements of the 1960s -- Personal narratives.

Subject Term:

Student movements -- History.

College students -- Political activity.

Added Author:

Cruden, Alex.

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Summary

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.