Activist 1960s

A professor emeritus of history and American studies at California State University, Chico, Robert C. Cottrell is the author of more than twenty books, including studies of the counterculture, the year 1968, American radicalism, black baseball and the World War II smokejumpers.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. The Movement Begins2. The Impact of the ­Anti-Hero, High and Low3. The Revolt of the Young4. Striving for the Beloved Community5. Contending with the Kennedy Administration6. Mounting Frustration in the Civil Rights Camp: Martin, Malcolm, and Mississippi Freedom Summer7. Anger Rising and the Radicalization of Movement Activists8. Martin, Malcolm, and Bob9. Envisioning Participatory Democracy10. Early Opposition to War in Southeast Asia11. Teach-Ins, Naming That System, and a New SDS12. The New Wave13. Resistance14. The American Counterculture15. Marching Toward the Pentagon16. Consciousness Raising17. Season of the Witch18. The Fading of the New Politics19. Counterrevolution and Revolution20. Liberation21. Brown Power, Red Power, Yellow Power22. People’s Power of a Different Cast23. The Waning of the Movement but the Fight for Empowerment Continued24. The Movement: A Very Brief RetrospectiveChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“In this comprehensive examination of activism during the so-called Long Sixties, which began to take shape in the postwar US and continued into the 1970s, the author makes clear the potential of social and political change fueled by the activism of so many within the Baby Boom generation. ... recommended”—Choice