23. In 1960s Consensus America fell apart, torn by rising demands from women, gays, and Blacks not just for power but for representation
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@HeerJeet The incredible historical irony is that the two parties switched places in the roles of Reconstruction and Anti-Reconstruction. -
@HeerJeet When he switched to GOP, Strom Thurmond told (white) South Carolinians that Democrats were engaged in "a second Reconstruction."
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32. What destroyed 1950s/early 1960s consensus was reactionary opposition to 2nd Reconstruction (Goldwater and the New Right).
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@HeerJeet yes!!!!!
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