PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAM
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Rachel Carson
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Ralph Nader
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Sargent Shriver
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Barry Goldwater
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Detailed explanation-1: -On November 30, 1965, 32-year-old lawyer Ralph Nader publishes the muckraking book Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile. The book became a best-seller right away.
Detailed explanation-2: -In his book “Unsafe at Any Speed”, the famous and often outspoken political activist Ralph Nader claimed that the ChevroletOpens a new window Corvair was the most dangerous automobile on the road in the 1960s.
Detailed explanation-3: -Unsafe at Any Speed, Ralph Nader’s bestselling 1965 book, exposed potential driving dangers with American cars and shed light on the auto manufacturers’ resistance to improving safety. The book sparked consumer advocates to work on government legislation to regulate the industry and provide safer vehicles.