Discuss Student Activism During Either the Civil Rights Movements

Instructions:

Due Sunday, November 29, 2015 @ 11:59 p.m. Discuss student activism during either the Civil Rights or AntiVietnam war movements. What tactics did students use to try to attract attention to their respective causes? Provide evidence for why you think the students` activism was a success or a failure. Assignment Guidelines: 800 to 1000 words (roughly 3-4 pages). Double spaced. Times New Roman Font, 12 pt. Chicago style footnotes. Thesis Statement Your opening paragraph should have a thesis statement. A thesis statement articulates the argument that you will advance throughout the essay.

Content:

Student Activism during Anti-Vietnam War Movement Name Institution Lecturer Date Student Activism during Anti-Vietnam War Movement The movement against the engagement of the United States in the Vietnam War was sparked off by 1964 demonstrations. These movements grew in later years to become a national activity involving people from various social spheres most of which were students, women, and African-Americans. The country got torn into two between the pro-war activists who shared the opinion of continued involvement in the Vietnam War and those advocating for peace. Campus unrest remains in history books as one of the major aspects of Vietnam War era. Even if all the credit cannot be given to the college students as the ones who successfully protested against the war, students’ activism was very fundamental in bringing the whole antiwar idea about this war to the general public. There are various reasons why students advocated for antiwar policies. In their anti-Vietnam War campaign, the students employed various tactics as they tried to attract attention to their course in