Robert F. Kennedy. (Credit: Bill Eppridge/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

<a href="http://www.kevinpowell.net/">Kevin Powell</a>, activist, writer, public speaker, is the author of numerous books, including his critically-acclaimed autobiography, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood. You can follow him on twitter, @kevin_powell, or email him, kevin@kevinpowell.net.

Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell, activist, writer, public speaker, is the author of numerous books, including his critically-acclaimed autobiography, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood. You can follow him on twitter, @kevin_powell, or email him, kevin@kevinpowell.net.

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The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history. The era was marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, countercultural movements, political assassinations and the emerging "generation gap."

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The U.S. government, with its three branches of government and a system of checks and balances, is responsible for governing the 50 states and all districts and territories of the United States.

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