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AP U.S. History 1960s, The Kennedy Years and The Liberal Consensus
In this lesson, our instructor Elizabeth Turro gives an introduction on 1960s, the Kennedy years and the Liberal consensus. She talks about John F. Kennedy, the Bay of Pigs incident, cold War, the cold warrior, how the civil rights movements stirs, the map of freedom rides, notorious police brutality under “Bull Connors”, civil rights movement, Kennedy's response and MLK Jr.'s response. She also explains civil rights in the 1960s, the Black Nationalism, Malcolm X, the Black power, Cesar Chaves, farm workers, Chicanos, Chavez, Huerta, UFW, MAPA, Chicano Movement and Brown Berets. The other key points she mentioned are American Indian Movement (AIM), the Peace Corps, the Liberal Warren Court, the beginning of Vietnam War and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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