THE SIXTIES

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An examination of the period roughly measured by the decade that is most associated with the election of J.F.K.; the explosion of the civil rights movement; the controversies over the Vietnamese War; the rise of a youth counter-culture focused on sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll; L.B.J.'s war on Poverty; the assassination of several prominent political figures; urban rioting; and campus disorders. In brief, a period marked by turmoil, conflict, and high emotion.