In what ways was the New Left influenced by prior and contemporary social movements – specifically the labor movement and the civil rights movement – and in what ways was the New Left distinct from those movements?

Your assignment is to analyze the Port Huron Statement as a social movement document, using what we’ve discussed in class, assigned readings, and a close reading of the text itself.

Some questions to help guide your analysis:
1. In what ways was the New Left influenced by prior and contemporary social movements – specifically the labor movement and the civil rights movement – and in what ways was the New Left distinct from those movements?
2. How would the different groups of theories we discussed in Week 2 describe the New Left? How would they explain the relationship between the New Left and other movements? (Important things to consider here: ideological and rhetorical frames, resources, networks.)
3. In what ways do you think the New Left affected contemporary and later social movements?

Requirements:
2000 Words/5 pages of 12 pt. Times New Roman font
Please use footnotes that clearly indicate the source and page number you’re citing, rather than parenthetical citations. You don’t need a works cited page.

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