loose change essays

loose change essays Come mothers and fathers throughout the land, And don't criticize what you can't understand, Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command, Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A-Changin' The Sixties gave us some of the most radical changes in our history. The Vietnam War and the Anti-war movement, student protests, the music, drug use, mini skirts, communal living, sexual freedom, Womens Liberation, and the Civil Rights Movements, to name a few. These events changed the face of our country and depicted a sense of looseness amongst the young people during this time. Sara Davidsons Loose Change: Three Women of the Sixties, guides us on a vivid tour of these events through the eyes of Tasha, Susie, and herself, and gives us an up close and personal look at this time of change..."loose change." The idea of "loose change" is portrayed throughout Davidsons book. For instance, many students in the Sixties found one reason or another to protest the government establishment. Civil Rights for blacks was one platform for them to express their political views. Sara tells about a protest, which took place when a local supermarket refused to hire blacks for good jobs. After picketing failed to accomplish their goals the protesters came up with a new tactic: a shopin. "This is how it worked: students would wheel shopping carts sown the aisles, load them to the brim and abandon them at the check stand saying coyly, Oh, I forgot my wallet. Others went around rearranging the shelves and dropping food on the floor" (pg. 57). Sara witnessed Susie participating in the shopin by throwing potatoes on the floor. Sara, Susie, and Tasha all took part in another Civil Rights demonstration against The Sheraton Place Hotel. The protest was staged because they only had ...