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Although the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war throughout the 1960's and 70's resulted in increased tenison at the homefront, ultimately these decades should be regarded as a decade of liberal triumph because of the large successes of the Civil rights movement concerning women's liberation and African American's equal rights.

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The election of Catholic liberal John F. Kennedy sparked a period of liberal movements throughout the nation. The 1960s saw a rise in participation in the Civil Rights Movement as well as the Women's Liberation Movement. Supreme Court. These radical beliefs conflicted with the conservative ideas of segregation, defended by George Wallace. The passage of the Civil Rights Act and Equal Pay Act both showed the rise of liberalism in the 1960s. However, the military defeats in the Vietnam War lead to a decline in support for the Democratic party and the rise of Conservative measures that led to the election of Richard Nixon.

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The adoption of Title IX outlawed any educational discrimination based on sex (Doc 6). Previously before Title IX, many education opportunities such as college and universities were made available to men, while women were excluded from attending graduate schools and earning degrees. Title IX gave women greater access to education and athletics

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Although the 1960s and 1970s experienced some liberal advancement with the civil rights movement and women's liberation movement, ultimately the increased war effort in Vietnam rendered liberal efforts less effective.

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Although there were efforts to improve rights for women, ultimately Nixon's abuse of his political power and the minor success of the Great Society made the 1960s and 1970s not a decade of liberal triumph.

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One of the greatest socially liberal triumph of the time was Title IX. Title lX made it illegal to discriminate based on sex in educational facilities (Doc 2). To put this amendment in context, this type of amendment was unprecedented, as before there were only paltry acts that served to end sex discrimination that many ignored. The fact that it became an amendment which all states had to abide by shows that there was tangible change.

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Although constraints on executive power and and economic aid to challenge poverty progressed some liberal ideals, ultimately, the civil rights movement most extensively characterized the era as a time of liberalism.

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John Lewis, the chairman of the SNCC, wrote a speech in 1963 where he stated that he “cannot support wholeheartedly the administration’s civil rights bill, for it is too little and too late.” (Doc 1). This speech was written and delivered (modified) before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed and Lewis was arguing that the bill did not do enough for the African American people, even though it tried to ban discrimination. His concerns were proven correct as issues such as wage discrimination and police brutality were prevalent during the period before, and the new bill did not address these issues, which should have been addressed before, making it not so much a liberal triumph as it was a necessity.

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Although the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s and 70s succeeded in their attempts to pass government legislation in expanding minority rights, ultimately, in practice, the mindset of conservative Americans, especially following Nixon's election, remained relatively unchanged.

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SNCC Chairman John Lewis, in his speech during the March on Washington, warned that the Civil Rights Act would be "too little and too late" (Doc 1). Lewis aimed to argue that despite the legislative success for liberals should the bill pass, ultimately it could not resolve all racial issues such as "police brutality". Because Lewis felt the need to point this out, the speech reflects a lack of confidence expressed by some liberals in the power of the government, a view validated by the continued racism exhibited by conservatives.

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Title IX was issued in 1972 during Nixon’s presidency which granted woman equality and protection from discrimination in education as well as athletics (Doc 6). Preceding the Article not many women chose to attend higher education due to discrimination. Many of previous reforms focused on women’s rights in the workplace and health, while Title IX granted better educational opportunities for women. Reforms resulting from the Article led to improvements for woman at work and encouraged them to advance toward more equality.

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Despite push back from conservative leaders at the time, ultimately the 1960s and 70s were regarded as decades of liberal triumph due to domestic successes in promoting equality.

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(Doc 6) Title IX, a response from congress to numerous pushes carried out by feminists of the 60’s and 70’s push for equal rights, in which gave women equal ground regarding education and subsequently sports. This was a deviation from the traditional views of women in separate spheres of domesticity and republican motherhood to more non stereotyped female roles. Advocates such as Betty Friedan

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With the inauguration of Lyndon B Johnson, American society transitioned into a period of liberalism. The Civil Rights Movement gained momentum under the leadership of activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. With key victories such as the Civil Rights Acts and Brown v. Board of Education, the black rights movement inspired the second wave of feminism. The Equal Pay act helped contribute to the women’s liberation movement, with protests to end wage discrimination in the workplace as well as funding for college athletics due to Title IX.