1.
According to Ronald Story and Bruce Laurie, “The dozen years
between 1968 and 1980 marked more than the beginning of
Republican ascendency; they also saw the breakup of the New
Deal coalition and the advent of conservative domination of
American politics.” (CP 139).
In this essay, you should explain,
first
, how it is that conservatives came to dominate American
politics by the 1980s and,
second
,
how the ideas and policies they embraced shaped American
society into the twenty first century.
Rules:
1. 3-4 pages
2. Double spaced, 12-point font
3. Standard margins—Approximately 1.25 on left and right
margins and 1 on top and bottom
4. In crafting your essay, you will want to construct a clear
thesis and draw on evidence from the sources described below.
5.
Only
use these sources below.
Sources:

2.
Context: The Close of the 1960s
1. The black cat tavern and the LGBT Movement
Link:
https://www.npr.org/2017/02/13/514935126/stonewall-riots-
grab-the-spotlight-from-black-cat-protests
2. ESPN Sport center on Katherine Switzwer
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6CoScOIK_I
3. Crisis in the Cities and 1968.pdf (attachment)
4. Excerpt from MLK’s final Speech in 1968
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oehry1JC9Rk
5. Vietnam-The path to war.pdf (attachment)
The Rediscovery of the Market: Conservative Politics and
Policies
6. Alfred Kahn’s Legacy: Cheap Flights
Link:
https://www.npr.org/2010/12/29/132422495/alfred-kahns-
legacy-cheap-flights
7. A Second Gilded Age?.pdf (attachment)