MUSC 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: American Pop, Demography Of The United States, Consumer Protection
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Social movements that were critical of the government and traditional institutions. Issues that divided americans included the vietnam war and the civil rights movement: The march on washington (1963) and the passage of the civil. Rights act (1964) were important moments in the civil rights movement, but racial tensions persisted. Antiwar protesters became more vocal and organized, particularly on college campuses. The feminist, environmentalist, and consumer protection movements also gained national awareness in the 1960s. The entertainment industry saw a number of changes as radio and television programming, as well as films, reflected shifting values. American youth in the 1960s listened to a variety of musical styles, all of which seemed to be competing for popularity. The american music industry was taken by surprise when the beatles, a band from liverpool, england, became the "next big thing" and launched a fad known as the "british invasion" of american pop; the story of the.
