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In the mid-1960s the GOP debates race and civil rights intensely. Republican liberals, led by Nelson Rockefeller, argue for a strong federal role because it was morally right and politically advantageous. Conservatives call for a more limited federal presence and discount the possibility of significant black voter support.
The modern roots of the Christian right's views on sexual matters were evident in the years 1950s–1960s, a period in which many conservative Christians in the United States viewed sexual promiscuity as not only excessive, but in fact as a threat to their ideal vision of the country.
An unexpected new factor was the emergence of the religious right as a cohesive political force that gave strong support to conservatism. [190] [191] By the 1950s, many conservatives emphasized the Judeo-Christian roots of their values. [192]
Union representation nationally in the U.S. declined from over 30% in the 1950s to 12% by the early 2000s. [8] Fareed Zakaria stated in November 2016 in describing a book about conservative Alan Greenspan : "It's also a vivid portrait of the American establishment as it moved right from the 1970's to the 1980s and 1990s."
The 1965 March on Washington was a galvanizing moment for the American civil-rights movement of the ‘60s, but in terms of media coverage of American race relations of that era, it happened in ...
The Fourth Great Awakening was a Christian awakening that some scholars – including economic historian, Robert Fogel – say took place in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s, while others look at the post-war era.
Black Protestants, especially after they could form their own separate churches, integrated their young people directly into the larger religious community. Their youth played a major role in the leadership of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and the 1960s.
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