The Vietnam War is the focus of Saturday's lecture by Professor Laura McEnaney of Whittier College. Here is her note to you:
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Hello teachers!
I am really looking forward to our session on the domestic politics of the Vietnam era. This is a complex moment in our nation’s history, crowded with views and voices about the path our country should take in terms of both foreign and domestic policy. What I hope to offer you are some different ways to think about “the sixties,” a decade often misunderstood in our popular narratives. In fact, this decade witnesses the (re)emergence of radical, liberal, and conservative social movements, all with a set of pointed critiques about America’s direction, and all with a particular vision and agenda for social change. We will focus on the antiwar movements, which included Vietnam veterans themselves, and we will explore the rise of a populist conservative movement that took root right here in Southern California. Although we will not talk about the Vietnam War, specifically, we will explore how it loomed over every domestic political issue of the era.
Laura McEnaney
Professor of History
Whittier College
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Hello teachers!
I am really looking forward to our session on the domestic politics of the Vietnam era. This is a complex moment in our nation’s history, crowded with views and voices about the path our country should take in terms of both foreign and domestic policy. What I hope to offer you are some different ways to think about “the sixties,” a decade often misunderstood in our popular narratives. In fact, this decade witnesses the (re)emergence of radical, liberal, and conservative social movements, all with a set of pointed critiques about America’s direction, and all with a particular vision and agenda for social change. We will focus on the antiwar movements, which included Vietnam veterans themselves, and we will explore the rise of a populist conservative movement that took root right here in Southern California. Although we will not talk about the Vietnam War, specifically, we will explore how it loomed over every domestic political issue of the era.
Laura McEnaney
Professor of History
Whittier College
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