HIST 3140 - 1960s America

This course is a survey of US history during the 1960s, examining how social and cultural movements, foreign policy, social and economic policy, and popular culture challenged ideas about freedom and democracy. Topics include: civil rights and Black Power, women’s equality and liberation, gay liberation, student and anti-war movements, the counterculture movement, the modern conservative movement, the Cold War and Vietnam, the War on Poverty, Kennedy’s “Camelot,” and the sexual revolution.

Hours:
3