01:512:104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Lee Harvey Oswald, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
13 May 2018
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Chapter 30 - The Tumultuous Sixties
I. Introduction
Each administration from 1961 to 1974 promised reforms, but violence also
marked the terms of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
II. Civil Rights and the New Frontier
A. “The Best and the Brightest”
Kennedy surrounded himself with intellectuals with fresh ideas.
B. The New Frontier
Kennedy’s program promised more than the president could deliver,
especially since Congress was dominated by conservatives.
C. March on Washington
Student volunteers formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
and encouraged African Americans to resist segregation and register to vote.
Kennedy gradually began to commit himself to first-class citizenship for
blacks. In August 1963, thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for a
March on Washington. At this event Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered one of
the most memorable speeches in American history.
D. The Kennedy Assassination
Kennedy died in Dallas Texas, and crushed the hope that many held for the
future. Many Americans still wonder if Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy.
E. Kennedy in Retrospect
Critics fault Kennedy as president, but he seemed to grow in the office and his
untimely death enhanced his reputation.
III. The Great Society and the Triumph of Liberalism
A. Civil Rights Act of 1964
At the urging of President Johnson, Congress outlawed discrimination in
public accommodations and employment.
B. Election of 1964
Johnson and the Democrats won a tremendous victory in 1964, paving the
way for numerous domestic programs.
C. Voting Rights Act of 1965
The federal government became involved in voter registration.
D. War on Poverty
Johnson’s ambitious effort to destroy poverty through education and job
training enjoyed mixed success.
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E. Successes in Reducing Poverty
Federal programs and economic expansion alleviated a number of problems
the poor faced.
F. The Warren Court
Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court supported judicial
activism and handed down a series of landmark decisions.
G. Civil?Rights Rulings
The Court protected freedom of speech, of privacy, of the rights of accused
criminals, and upheld the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of
1965.
IV. Civil Rights Disillusionment, Race Riots, and Black Power
A. Explosion of Black Anger
Many black leaders advocated nonviolence, but in 1964 frustration erupted
into riots in several northern cities.
B. Race Riots
A bloody riot occurred in Los Angeles in 1965. In this case blacks, not whites,
initiated the violence. Riots continued from 1966 to 1968. A federal committee
found that white racism had led to the disturbances.
C. Malcolm X
Malcolm X, a symbol of AfricanAmerican pride, was killed in 1965 for
moderating his hard?line positions.
D. Black Power
In 1966, Stokely Carmichael encouraged African Americans to express their
identity through Black Power.
V. The New Left and the Counterculture
A. Free Speech Movement
At the University of California at Berkeley, the Free Speech Movement
indicated a new white activism.
B. Students for a Democratic Society and the New Left
Students for a Democratic Society, meeting at Port Huron, Michigan,
condemned racism, poverty, and the Cold War. The heterogeneous protest
movement referred to itself as the New Left.
C. Countercultural Revolution
Cynicism, drug use, and a contempt for many traditional values shaped the
emergence of a counterculture.
D. Rock ‘n’ Roll
The counterculture often found expression for their feelings in rock music.
E. Sexuality
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Document Summary
Chapter 30 - the tumultuous sixties: introduction. Each administration from 1961 to 1974 promised reforms, but violence also marked the terms of kennedy, johnson, and nixon. Civil rights and the new frontier: the best and the brightest . Kennedy surrounded himself with intellectuals with fresh ideas: the new frontier. Kennedy"s program promised more than the president could deliver, especially since congress was dominated by conservatives: march on washington. Student volunteers formed the student nonviolent coordinating committee and encouraged african americans to resist segregation and register to vote. Kennedy gradually began to commit himself to first-class citizenship for blacks. In august 1963, thousands gathered at the lincoln memorial for a. At this event martin luther king, jr. , delivered one of the most memorable speeches in american history: the kennedy assassination. Kennedy died in dallas texas, and crushed the hope that many held for the future. Many americans still wonder if lee harvey oswald killed kennedy: kennedy in retrospect.
