HIS 376 The U S in the 1960s

This course explores the controversial 'long 1960s,' emphasizing not only the dramatic events most commonly associated with 'The Sixties,' the Civil Rights movement, the New Left, the nature and impact of the 'counterculture,' the emergence of a politics of identity, and the domestic impact of the Vietnam War,but also critical but less visible developments such as deindustrialization and the beginning of a conservative resurgence. Fulfills writing-intensive requirement. Prerequisite: HIS 227.