The Counterculture Movement of the 1960s

by William S. McConnell

Book Overview

With the emergence of student activism in the early 1960s, American youth reorganized the political conscience of a nation. By protesting against the Vietnam War, fighting for civil equality between the races, and introducing drugs and sexual freedom to a younger generation, the counterculture movement impacts both political and social practices in America.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737718196
• ISBN13: 9780737718195
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 15 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 10 to Postsecondary