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Demonstrotions, sit- ins,
bui lding toke-overs, ond
closhes with police dros–
ticolly chonged the cam–
pus scene in the U. S.
ond oround the world.
Radical student minori–
ties increasingly shook
up mojor educotionol in–
stitutions with startling
demands. The Berkeley
campus, shown here, has
become o symbol of dis–
sent.
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innocent passers-by, the terror on the
streets - all were signs of a deeply dis–
turbed society.
Amerícans were hit daily with a bar–
rage of violence that made críme and
the issue of law and order a top con–
cero, even a political issue. Britons were
shocked with outbursts of violent crimes
in London and other big cities.
During the decade, landmark court
decisions seemed to give the criminals
all the breaks. There were examples of
public apathy and lack of concern for
others in distress. It was the decade
when people said "I don't want to get
involved."
It
was the decade when airplaoe hi–
jackings became as common as apple
pie.
And the world was shocked, but soon
forgot the terrors of política! assassina–
tion.
The outlook on críme for the Sev–
enties ís a grim one. The National Com–
mission on the Causes and Prevention
of Violence issued a warning in late
1969, that within a few years America's
major cities will be "fortresses" and
"places of terror" unless the nation
lauoches a full-scale war on its urban
problems.
Racial Strife
The Sixties were a decade of turmoil
for race relations worldwide, but the
United States apparently suffered the
most severe racial unrest.
"Sitdown" demonstrations by black
Americans at lunch counters in the
southern United States began in 1960.
1961 was the year of the "Freedom
Riders." These bi-racial groups encoun–
tered much opposition in America's
South. During 1962 and 1963, there
were severa! well-publicized attempts on
the part of Negro students to attend
previously segregated universities in the
South. Medgar Evers, NAACP leader,
was murdered in Mississippi.
Tbe Civi l Rights movement picked
Fear in the streets and skyrocket–
ing (rime became a major con–
cero for millions. Robert F. Ken–
nedy fell victim in one of the
mony political ossassinotions that
marred the sixties.