The 1960s was more than hippies and rock n roll, it was an amalgam of anger, hostility
and ideology drawing from the vestiges of colonialism and the Cold War. Many groups issued
manifestos outlining their grievances with the world, and what they intended to do about it.
History was often an integral aspect of their manifesto. As you saw, the difference between good, effective manifestos, and those that were not, was based largely on the clearly laid-out justifications for their respective positions. In other words, those justifications were often rooted in fact (or at least in our case they NEED to be).
For your manifesto, pick a prominent issue that you care about and write a 5-8 page manifesto/ or @10-15 minute presentation. In other words, try to convince me to join your movement or your group. (you can of course use other mediums to express your thoughts, and they are in fact, strongly encouraged).
You must draw from real events, as well as events of the past, to delineate a clear argument for or against a group or issue, and offer solutions to those problems. You will be graded on the proper historical context (laying out the grievances or contextualizing the issue), style-creativity, clarity/defense of your argument, and thoughtful solutions.
You must use good sources to make an effective, well-educated argument; rants, simplistic arguments, and half-baked opinion pieces will be excoriated. I expect a minimum of 6 sources from you which to draw your reasoning as to why you want to create a revolution, a movement. You can only use academic sources (peer-reviewed scholarly sources), newspapers, or government docs. (I really don’t want you to Google stuff, or use Wikipedia. That is not acceptable) If you have questions about sources (given your topics, just reach out to me)
***The key here is I want you to take a stance. I want you to have an opinion, and defend
this opinion. So I suggest picking a topic that you actually care about, and desire to know more.
***Don’t rant. This is not a “drunk-uncle at Thanksgiving argument” assignment. Convince me with evidence, persuasive writing, and creative structure.
***Also, be sure to cite properly. And cite everything.
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