Daily Life in the 1960s Counterculture

Description

This book looks at daily life during a pivotal decade in American history: the 1960s. It covers the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement as well as counterculture and protest movements. • Explains how political issues became personal threats to millions of Americans in the 1960s • Recounts the birth of the 1960s civil rights movement in America • Shows the roles that 1960s film, television, and music played in the lives of Americans • Provides an understanding of the sexual revolution that began in the 1960s • Offers readers with a firsthand look at the ideas that spurred people to action in the 1960s through primary source selections (Source: Google Books API)