Student dissidents of the 1960s

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Student dissidents of the 1960s held "teach-ins" and draft-card burnings to protest the rigidity of U.S. institutions and traditions. They were protesting against the Vietnam War and the societal norms that they felt were oppressive. They were not abandoning the civil rights movement or supporting U.S. foreign policy. While there were some Communist sympathizers within their ranks, the majority of student dissidents were not motivated by a desire to destroy capitalism. Additionally, while some may have come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, student dissidents of the 1960s were not exclusively from that group.

Student Dissidents of the 1960s