1968 by Williams, Mary E., 1960- instant download

1968 by Williams, Mary E., 1960- instant download

128 pages ; 24 cm, This is a collection of essays on Americans' disenchantment with the Vietnam War, the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, the hippie movement and its rejection of traditional values, and the Kerner Commission Report, Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-124) and index, Forward -- Introduction: the year of rage -- Images of the Tet Offensive hit home / Dan Oberdorfer -- The Kerner Commission report / National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- I see the promised land: Martin Luther King Jr.'s final speech / Martin Luther King Jr. -- Take everything you need, baby / Newsweek -- A former marine protests the quagmire of Vietnam / David Douglas Duncan -- Revolution for the hell of it: Abbie Hoffman and the yippies / Abbie Hoffman -- The rebellion at Columbia University / Dotso Rader and Craig Anderson -- Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated / Time -- The fire now: black power and the Black Panthers / Eldridge Clever -- A new day for America: Richard M. Nixon's nomination speech / Richard M. Nixon -- The Chicago riots mar the 1968 Democratic Convention / Gale Research