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Sixties kicks off with the student radicals, the young men and women who protested until their lungs gave out about the evil Vietnam War, capitalism’s social disparities and other hard-left causes.
Turns out the protestors didn’t reflect the vast majority of students. Most pursued the typical college pursuits -- academic excellence and some harmless extracurricular activities. Hard to believe conservative icon Barry Goldwater was the most requested campus speaker in the early 1960s, but it‘s true.
Meanwhile, the vocal minority weren’t just trying to speak out against injustices, they were very often Communists opposed to virtually everything the United States stands for.
Free love ruled during the 1960s -- or did it? While the culture celebrated the dawn of Cosmopolitan magazine and the birth of the Pill, the real sexual revolution (think “key parties” and orgies) blossomed during the 1970s.
Civil rights took center stage during the era, and icons like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X addressed the racial inequalities swirling through the still young nation. But while conscious-raising speeches pushed the country forward to a more enlightened state, blacks actually suffered during the latter portion of the decade, financially speaking, courtesy of the well intentioned Great Society programs.
In fact, the dawn the ‘60s marked significant progress for black Americans. The average income of a skilled black worker doubled relative to whites from 1936 to 1960, adjusting for inflation.
Historians eagerly strip away some of Malcolm X less savory actions, but they also neglect to mention how a liberal hero like Cesar Chavez stood for the government deporting illegal aliens.
Turns out the protestors didn’t reflect the vast majority of students. Most pursued the typical college pursuits -- academic excellence and some harmless extracurricular activities. Hard to believe conservative icon Barry Goldwater was the most requested campus speaker in the early 1960s, but it‘s true.
Meanwhile, the vocal minority weren’t just trying to speak out against injustices, they were very often Communists opposed to virtually everything the United States stands for.
Free love ruled during the 1960s -- or did it? While the culture celebrated the dawn of Cosmopolitan magazine and the birth of the Pill, the real sexual revolution (think “key parties” and orgies) blossomed during the 1970s.
Civil rights took center stage during the era, and icons like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X addressed the racial inequalities swirling through the still young nation. But while conscious-raising speeches pushed the country forward to a more enlightened state, blacks actually suffered during the latter portion of the decade, financially speaking, courtesy of the well intentioned Great Society programs.
In fact, the dawn the ‘60s marked significant progress for black Americans. The average income of a skilled black worker doubled relative to whites from 1936 to 1960, adjusting for inflation.
Historians eagerly strip away some of Malcolm X less savory actions, but they also neglect to mention how a liberal hero like Cesar Chavez stood for the government deporting illegal aliens.