HST 175 Wk 2 Discussion – Life in the 1960s and 1970s

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

The 1960s and 1970s saw the formation of significant protest and social movements including the Civil Rights movement, Mexican American farm worker unionization, the American Indian Movement (AIM), anti-war protests, the LGBT movement, the second wave of feminism, and the environmental movement. It was and is a unique moment in American history, a moment that still reverberates in modern America.

Consider one or more of the protest/social movements of the 1960s or 1970s.

• What was the movement’s key objectives?

• Were these objectives achieved? Why or why not?

• Consider the same group today. What is the status of that group? Is it still active and in what ways? How have the objectives stayed the same or changed?

• What lasting effect did the movement have on American culture and/or society?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.