PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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nominated Robert F. Kennedy to be its standard bearer before his assassination
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found itself split between factions supporting and opposing the war
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emphasized it was running a “law and order” campaign
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expelled George Wallace for his segregationist views
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Northern Democratic Party was a leg of the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election, when the party split in two factions because of disagreements over slavery. They held two conventions before the election, in Charleston and Baltimore, where they established their platform.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Republican nominee, former vice president Richard Nixon, defeated both the Democratic nominee, incumbent vice president Hubert Humphrey, and the American Independent Party nominee, former Alabama governor George Wallace.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the general election, Nixon emphasized “law and order", positioning himself as the champion of what he called the “silent majority".
Detailed explanation-4: -After the assassination of Robert Kennedy following his primary victory in California, Hubert Humphrey became the favorite of establishment Democrats and earned the nomination in Chicago in the midst of riots protesting the war in Vietnam.