SuitabookAmerica dreaming
Laban Carrick Hill
- Reading
- Browse the chapter headings together first, then choose one topic to read and discuss before deciding whether to continue through the book’s wide-ranging account.
- Themes
- Youth and social change: The book presents young people as participants in changes to American society during the 1960s. The overview stresses youth involvement, but does not establish how the book evaluates that role or its consequences.
- Movements and protest: Separate chapters address civil rights victories, Black nationalism and violent protest, women’s political action, and Native American rights. These topics are included, but their portrayal cannot be inferred from their presence or chapter titles.
- Culture and alternative lifestyles: The book includes a chapter on hippie culture and alternative lifestyles, alongside material about youth idealism. Inclusion does not establish whether the book celebrates, questions or simply describes these lifestyles.
- Worth knowing
- The contents include Black nationalism and a chapter explicitly titled “Burn, baby, burn” about violent protest; the extent and detail of violence are unclear.