Leaders from the 1960s : a bio-bibliographical sourcebook of American activism

The throngs at Woodstock, Jane Fonda in Hanoi, I Have a Dream, burning draft cards, fire in the streets--these images of the 1960s are still very much alive today. What happened to the people and principles that dominated that decade? Which leaders from those turbulent years had the most lasting effect on our lives today? How well have the principles for which those leaders fought so strongly withstood the test of time? This thought-provoking biographical dictionary allows the reader to study the leaders, both conservative and liberal, their ideals, and their enduring influence. With major sections on racial democracy, peace and freedom, sexuality and gender, the environment, radical culture, and visions of alternative societies, Leaders from the 1960s includes entries on a wide selection of nationally prominent activists of the 1960s. In addition to those who dominated only the sixties, the volume includes earlier activists who came into prominence in the 1960s and activists of the era who came into prominence since the 1960s. Each entry provides a biographical sketch, but the focus of the entries is on the person's basic concepts or the essence of his or her work and the public response it generated. Included are extensive bibliographies on the individuals and the period. This book provides information on a selection of nationally prominent activists from the 1960s and tracks their lives through the 1970s, 1980s, and into the 1990s. Entries provide individual origins, development, and possible source of activism. Included are the concepts of the individual's work, writings, or persona, and the critical responses to each Provides information on US activists of the 1960s and their continued activities into the 1990s. Biographies are divided into sections, covering racial democracy, peace and freedom, sexuality and gender, the environment, radical culture, and visions of alternative societies. It is one of the ideals of American society that no one should be treated unequally because of the color of his or her skin.