The Student Movement In The 1960's

In the 1960s, the younger generation felt a societal disillusion that translated into widespread and massive student movements in the 16th century. The movements could be traced back to the period after the Second World War of the 1950s. The older people viewed this period as a period of tranquility and peace that was good for the rebuilding process. However, the youths had a different view of the post-war period. Most of the young people saw this period as a period characterized by massive complacency, authoritarianism, and stagnation. One of the factors that did not sit well with the younger generation was the lack of efforts by those in authority to prevent future occurrence of World War.

The youths

The members of the SDS joined forces with other student groups such as student Nonviolent coordinating committee (SNCC) and the Freedom Riders movement in 1960 and 1961 respectively to eliminate the deep-seated discrimination and racism that existed in the Deep South. The students from the SDS also joined established equal rights groups including the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

The student movement also engaged in highly idealist initiatives to improve the lives of the people living in the American cities. During the spring of 1964, the members of the student movement had matched into the urban ghetto, Detroit, and Newark among other areas to under the initiative “Economic Research and Action Project (ERAP). The focus of the match was to revitalize the region and establish relevant work for those who lived in poverty. Unfortunately, the initiative did not meet the set objectives and failed before having any impact on the lives of the poor Americans. The main reason for the failure was never that it lacked support from the students, but that it was too extensive and large beyond the capacity of the grassroots

President Lyndon Johnson ordered immediate retaliatory bombings of North Vietnam after its forces attacked two of the United States destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin. The new leftists led by the SDS leaders organized protests to express their opposition to the War because they believed it was costing America money and lives of its innocent citizens, as well as leaving women without husbands and children without fathers. The students wanted America to withdraw its forces from Vietnam and give peace a