1964

The pivotal year that essentially ushered in the true 1960s is explored.

Jan 14, 2014 1h 53m

6.5

6 votes

Synopsis

1964 was the year the Beatles came to America, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali, and three civil rights workers were murdered in Mississippi. It was the year when Berkeley students rose up in protest, African Americans fought back against injustice in Harlem, and Barry Goldwater’s conservative revolution took over the Republican Party. In myriad ways, 1964 was the year when Americans faced choices: between the liberalism of Lyndon Johnson or Barry Goldwater’s grassroots conservatism, between support for the civil rights movement or opposition to it, between an embrace of the emerging counterculture or a defense of traditional values.

Title	1964
Companies	Insignia Films, GBH
Countries	United States of America
Keywords	usa president, election campaign, civil rights, john f. kennedy assassination