HIST258 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Moratorium To End The War In Vietnam, Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Yom Kippur War
11 Sep 2016
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Lecture 11: the new left, sds, and the antiwar movement, the counterculture, the 1970s: the shadow of protest, the 1970s: energy and the economy, the 1970s: politics in flux. The new left, sds, and the antiwar movement. The new left:in the late-1960s, leftist ideals re-surged as part of the larger challenge to authority. By 1970, more than 50% of americans were under the age of 30 (100m people) and defined by affluence, opportunity, and frustration. Grievances:1. wanted society to become about "the people" 2. wanted individual liberation. Students for a democratic society (sds): - founded 1962, peaked in 1968-69- dominated radical student politics. U of ca: seven separate campuses in 1960. The people"s park battle: - one long week in 1969. Notable for fashion, decorum, substance use, permissive sexuality, alternative religions, and anti-consumerism. Rachel carson, silent spring [1962: aroused public concerns about insecticides, first steps of environmentalism. Ny toxic waste, 1978: improperly disposed residential waste.
