HIS 309: America in the Sixties

Class Program
Credits 4

What were the Sixties really like? This course examines the turbulent 1960s, one of the most significant decades in American history. Using primary and secondary readings, documentary films and oral history, the course focuses on the social movements of the Sixties, the civil rights movement, the New Left, the counterculture, the peace movement, feminism, environmentalism, the Vietnam War, liberalism and the conservative backlash and popular culture.

Prerequisites
  • One 100- or 200-level HIS, HPS or POL course
Semester Offered
Offered fall of every third year