The 1960s expansions of democratic rights were driven by popular mobilization

Evidence

As virtually all observers agree, the political and policyoriented transformations of the 1960s were driven by massive popular mobilization, notably for civil rights and racial equality. There was amoment, a spark of recognition before the assassinations and upheavals of 1968, when it was recognized that the accomplishments of the black movement had opened upa broader prospect for radical democratic transformation in the United States. — Michael Omi, Howard Winant, Racial Formation in the United States, 23

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The 1960s protest movements demonstrated a distinct praxis rationalization worth strengthening — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2714; The 1960s liberation movements planted the roots of later right-wing libertarianism — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 57; Proximity to democratic regimes spreads social-movement forms into nondemocratic settings — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1179 (+11 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: The 1960s protest movements demonstrated a distinct praxis rationalization worth strengthening — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2714; The 1960s liberation movements planted the roots of later right-wing libertarianism — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 57; Proximity to democratic regimes spreads social-movement forms into nondemocratic settings — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1179 (+11 more)

Broader Connections

• The 1960s upheavals polarized Americans and drove many toward Nixon’s authoritarianism #complicates (0.80) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1145
• Populist-left parties replaced mass-party structures with leader-centric media-driven quick mobilization #complicates (0.74) — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 97
• Postwar libertarian sentiment turned the sixties generation against older movement hierarchies #complicates (0.73) — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 85
• The 1960s liberation movements planted the roots of later right-wing libertarianism #complicates (0.72) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 57
• Pan-movements mobilized liberal tactics and popular-democracy rhetoric for race ends #complicates (0.72) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 602