Both celebrated and vilified, the years between 1960 and 1970 witnessed watershed moments in American history. This course will examine the seminal events, policies, actors, and movements that continue to shape our nation. Topics include the civil rights movement; the women's movement; the Chicano movement; the gay rights movement; the Vietnam war; the peace movement; the sexual revolution; the presedencies of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; the New Right; the New Left; and the counterculture.