The conservative movement we know today is not the same as in the 1960's. One of the biggest right organizations was the John Burch Society. The people involved in the Civil Rights Movement were seen as " hippies" and accused to be antisocial/ government. The southern states in congress were made up of southern democrats and republicans that were against the civil rights movement. Yet, today these people would be considered liberal to moderate politicians compared to the people elected today. Even Ronald Reagan would be a liberal in today's conservative movement.
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Stephen Bantu Biko was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s.
1960s.
A major trend in American political life, in the late 20th century, was towards fiscal conservatism. The free spending ways of the 1960s and 70s gave way to a more conservative approach.
The first prominent Chicano rights activist is often considered to be Reies López Tijerina. He was a key figure in the Chicano civil rights movement during the 1960s, advocating for land rights and the restoration of land grants to Mexican-Americans in the American Southwest. His activism helped lay the groundwork for later movements focused on social justice and political representation for the Chicano community.
During the 1960s, sunglasses became fashionable accessories worn throughout the year and were no longer considered seasonal products.
The Port Huron Statements set the standard for many of the groups that came of age in the 1960s. Activist Tom Hayden was one of the originators.
One of the biggest demographic changes that contributed to the rise of conservatism was a peak in the enrollment in secondary and elementary schools . This surge in enrollment happened in 1973.
Vietnam.
The effect that the Vietnam war had on Morrie's department at Brandeis university during the 1960s was the Vietnam Protest.
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