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The Vietnam Homefront- What’s Going Down?

The Silent Majority Supported the war Opposed radical movements Tended to be white, middle class Less political- more concerned with getting on with their lives YouTube - SSgt Barry Sadler, Ballad of the green beret

COuNTERCULTURE “Hippies” Opposed the war Opposed American consumer society Drug culture Tended to be young, diverse Concerned with change YouTube - Save the Country by the Fifth Dimension

Black Power Frustrated by the lack of progress with civil rights, African Americans seek other ways to achieve equality Nation of Islam Black Militants- “Black Panthers” These groups are made up of mostly young, urban African Americans Say It Loud

Anti War SDS- Students for a Democratic Society- starts on college campuses The Weather Underground YouTube - War - Edwin Starr

Women’s Rights Betty Friedan- “The Feminine Mystique” NOW- National Organization of Women Renewed interest in Feminism I Am Woman YouTube - Retro Enjoli commercial