Nixon thought that calmness had to be restored in America and ending the war with his "secret plan," and encouraging the civil rights movement. ... However, after King endorsed the McCarthy campaign he would now have to pick up support and take a stand for peace and civil rights. ... Kennedy's main point in his campaign was to bring together the minorities of America and call for civil rights. His main points in his campaign would be, civil rights, poverty, and the war. ... However, after King died, many turned to Kennedy as a sign of help and possibly one to lead the fight for civil ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Kerry, a veteran of the war, and Martin Luther King, a mature civil rights activist. ... King speaks of civil right unparticular. ... There are students who are protesting for better educations, African Americans who are struggling for civil rights, poor people who are trying to abolish poverty and secure democracy, and more importantly there are faculty members who are questioning the importance of their institutions to the critical problems that our society is facing during this time (846). ... This movement would also understand the nation of Vietnam rather than allow the State Department...

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• Grade Level: High School

Before such a movement happened, life for women was not at all like how most people know it today. ... Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, banning any form of discrimination on the basis of race or gender (Reynolds). ... Such victories allowed NOW to become a powerful purveyor in women's rights. ... While all of the women's rights movements were occurring, America was in a social upheaval. ... (Hirshey: 73-4) The movement for women's liberation also brought openness to the public. ...

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Vietnam Antiwar Movements The antiwar movement against Vietnam in the United States from 1965- 1971 was the most significant movement of its kind in the nation's history. ... The teach- in movement was at first, a gentle approach to the antiwar activity. ... The antiwar movement spread directly among the combat troops in Vietnam, who began to wear peace symbols and flash peace signs and movement salutes. Some units even organized their own demonstrations to link up with the movement at home. ... King was often criticized for speaking out about the war because he was accused o...

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• Grade Level: High School

Vietnam Antiwar Movements The antiwar movement against Vietnam in the United States from 1965- 1971 was the most significant movement of its kind in the nation's history. ... The teach- in movement was at first, a gentle approach to the antiwar activity. ... The antiwar movement spread directly among the combat troops in Vietnam, who began to wear peace symbols and flash peace signs and movement salutes. Some units even organized their own demonstrations to link up with the movement at home. ... King was often criticized for speaking out about the war because he was accused o...

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In the late sixties there was a huge movement among the young generation known as the hippie movement. ... Their rights were not very good and segregation was still riding high in America. ... They weren't the only civil rights movement group to stand up against the war. Sections of the women's rights movements also dedicated themselves to the withdrawal of American troops in Vietnam. ... The sickened public were appalled at these sights and stories and so a growing youth movement, among others started the protesting against Vietnam. ...

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"Meredith attempted to register four times without success" (Civil Rights Movement). ... Kennedy, seen as the first president to support civil rights, took office in January 1961; and the Brown ruling was still the official law of the land" (U.S. ... "Long telephone conversations between the president, the attorney general, and Governor Ross Barnett failed to produce a solution" (Civil Rights Movement). ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. was the most influential civil rights leader in America. The civil rights movement was a huge movement to secure African Americans with equal rights and opportunities. ... If whites opened their eyes to the truths about blacks and equal rights then society would not have been filled with ignorance. ...

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While Civil Rights were fought for at home, a Cold War had begun abroad. ... Communication was revolutionized, and a new world map emerged but in the U.S. there came a search for a new cultural identity – a freedom of ideas movement. ... The Civil Rights movement, which marked the people's rebellion against the discrimination directed towards African Americans and changed American Society forever, was followed by the Anti-War movement, which marked the next generation's understanding of the futility of war. ...

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We Were Soldiers Once and Young was co-authored by Lt. General Harold G Moore and Joseph L Galloway. Lt General Moore was in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Calvary division during the November 1965 battle, which took place in the Ia Drang valley in Vietnam. Joseph L Galloway was a reporter that accompanied the 1st Battalion into this battle. This book does not try to make a political statement by addressing the issues surrounding America's involvement in Vietnam. ...

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• Grade Level: High School