How Did The Counterculture Impact The Civil Rights Movement

The most critical issue facing the nation in the early 1960s was the intensification of the civil rights movement. Counterculture and other radical political movements challenged the liberal consensus during the 1960s. This era was on its peak as liberalism faced major challenges from both the left and the right. As young activists became impatient with the pace they saw of the social process and were increasingly distressed by the escalation of the Vietnam War. By 1969 liberalism was in retreat, and Richard M. Nixon, a political conservative, had in his power the White House. The civil rights movement inspired many young people to activism. Combining their ideas of freedom, equality, and community with direct-action protest, including the threat of nuclear devastation, the loss of autonomy in a corporate society, racism, poverty, sexism, and environmental poverty. An important movement that helped illuminate the possibilities of social movement and culture found on democracy was called SNNC. People like Tom Hayden helped apply the ideals of the

Despite the differences, both the New Left and the counterculture expressed concerns about modern technology, and the possibility of nuclear annihilation and sought new ways of creating political, social, and personal liberation. The counterculture viewed the elimination of sexual restrictions as essential for transforming a personal and social behavior to people. The 1960s had a generation that did not invented sexual freedom, but it did a great deal to shatter time-honored moral codes. Another important movement was when Latinas joined the feminist movement, often forming their own organization, but they, like black women, also faced the struggles for racial inequality and