1.Why was America’s youth the focus of civil rights issues during the 1950s and 1960s and why was it that the black youth, and not older generations, were often the ones putting their lives at risk for equality?
2.How and why did the Vietnam War create deep social and cultural divisions in America? Your response should use evidence from the assigned film and reading. Lastly, how do these Vietnam era divisions still manifest themselves in American society today?