Democracy's Children: The Young Rebels of the 1960s and the Power of Ideals

by Edward K. Spann

Book Overview

They burned bras, draft cards, and even the American flag. In acts of civil disobedience, they defied the police, the military, and the government as they battled to change American society. But what drove a group of young Americans to democratic revolution in the tumultuous years of the 1960s, and what made them think they could win?

They were a generation brought up to expect fairness and equality. Born in the 1940s, a time of strong democratic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842051414
• ISBN13: 9780842051415
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.3"