Please only use information from the following textbook for the essay – Eric Foner. Give Me Liberty! Vol. II, Seagull 6th edition (2020). You can access the ebook here – https://digital.wwnorton.com/givemeliberty6seagull Please let me know if you need login and password info.
Essay. Organize your essay to develop a thesis; include numerous, detailed, and specific examples; and show evidence of your critical thought about the topic. Use History Foner textbook sources only. Any quotation should be clearly marked off with quotation marks and “the source cited like this” (Rieser lecture, 6/23/22) or “like this” (Foner, p. 648).
Why, on the eve of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest triumphs, did American politics become more conservative after 1968? Your answer should describe and provide selected details about the following topics:
- Which new leaders and protest tactics forced the federal government to enact meaningful civil rights laws in the 1960s?
- How did the urban riots and the Vietnam War lead to the “backlash politics” of the late 1960s and 1970s?
- What were some of the factors that led to the emergence of a conservative movement in the 1970s and the “Reagan Revolution” of the 1980s?
