Drawn from a wide range of perspectives and showcasing a variety of primary source materials, Brian Ward's The 1960s: A Documentary Reader highlights the most important themes of the era.

Supplies students with over 50 primary documents on the turbulent period of the 1960s in the United States
Includes speeches, court decisions, acts of Congress, secret memos, song lyrics, cartoons, photographs, news reports, advertisements, and first-hand testimony
A comprehensive introduction, document headnotes, and questions at the end of each chapter are designed to encourage students to engage with the material critically