The Outsiders
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American Cultural History - 1960 - 1969
T he sixties were the age of youth, as 70 million children from the post-war baby boom became teenagers and young adults. The movement away from the conservative fifties continued and eventually resulted in revolutionary ways of thinking and real change in the cultural fabric of American life. No longer content to be images of the generation ahead of them, young people wanted change.
It was a tough day in language arts class today. I showed "The Outsiders" today. There are so many things that make this day bittersweet each year.
