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How the Fifties made the Sixties

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The Fifties

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Condemned and lionized, the Kennedy administration represents the high water mark of ascendant liberalism. Click these links for some insight into the administration that inspired millions, bravely fought a Cold War, and that was led by a flawed man.

The Civil Rights Movement

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Possibly the most significant contribution and social movement of the Sixties, the Civil Rights movement would challenge old notions of race and redefine the government's role in guaranteeing the rights of citizenship.
 

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