Hst 175 Wk 2 Discussion Life In The 1960S And 1970S

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 farmworker 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 were 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?