A Comprehensive History of 1960s Protest Movements in America

Name Institutional Affiliations Date Book Review: The Movement and the Sixties Protest in America from Greensboro to Wounded Knee Introduction “The Movement and the Sixties” is an inspiring article with a comprehensive history of various social and political movements in America in the mid-20th century. Racial bias is the central argument that enhances the flow of topics within this article. Ever since time immemorial, the race has played a pivotal role in determining privileges entitled to Americans. Unfortunately, due to the long witnessed dominance of white supremacy, the American minorities suffer a considerable blow of inequalities, humiliations and injustices in almost all odds of life. While compiling "The Movement and the Sixties", Terry H. Anderson, a historian at Texas A&M University, offered a detailed analysis of the civil rights movement, the anti-war movement, the women's liberation movement and farm workers movement, among other activities to enlighten the target audiences on the effects of racial segregation leading to a fight for equality for all through such movements. Though the book explores the relationship of the mentioned-above movements, which proves a significant strength for the article, it lacks in-depth analysis of the individuals involved, thus perfect for an introduction to what went down during the 60s through 70s within America. One can argue that Anderson's arguments remain based on why rather than who. The article generalizes its way of analyzing events that took place during the Greensboro sit-ins and the Wounded Knee rebels. To the author, the need to understand the events that transpired in the long-witnessed racism of the American minority proved more significant in the article's analysis than a mere consideration of an individual that experienced the humiliation in the two areas of concern; Greensboro sit-is and rebelling at wounded knee. For this reason, Anderson aimed to understand and respond to why millions of Americans became activists and took to the streets during the mid-20th century. Starting with the Greensboro sit-in, Anderson took the initiative of suitable sourcing materials to consider while compiling the report. Drawing on interviews, one can argue that the author aimed at getting the available information from the horse's mouth or real witness of the event but fails to account for their references as an individual but rather generalizes the responses