American counterculture movements: Where the past meets the present

From USA TODAY.

From conservative social movements such as those tied to prohibition, the Moral Majority evangelicals, and the Tea Party, to liberal social movements focused on Civil Rights, Women’s Liberation and LGBTQ+ Rights, America is no stranger to social dissent. But what makes a social movement a counterculture movement? And what have been some of the unique intersections between counterculture movements and the arts, money, and even violence? Alex Zamalin, Professor of Africana Studies and Political Science at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, joins us to explore how counterculture becomes the culture. His new book “Counterculture” is out now.

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