2. Briefly take notes on the following: SNCC, freedom rides, Birmingham protests and Bull Connor, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Medgar Evers, March on Washington, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Freedom Summer, Selma, Voting Rights Act of 1965.How did the civil rights movement change in this period? Why did racial and civil unrest turn violent? Make sure you include Malcolm X, Black Muslims, Stokely Carmichael, Black Panthers, long hot summers
3. Make a list of the Great Society programs. Make sure you know what each one did. How can we assess Johnson’s domestic program?
4. What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? Why didn’t the escalation of American involvement in the War succeed?How did the conduct of the Vietnam War affect American domestic affairs?What was the impact of the Tet offensive on American morale and politics
TOTD: select one of the essay topics provided - provide an opening paragraph which includes a thesis statement and at least three categories of analysis. Be sure to take a position and provide direction!
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