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Category Archives: Counterculture Movement & the Sixties
No More Miss America – Atlantic City Protest – 1968
By the end of the 1960s the feminist movement had become increasingly outspoken in its beliefs. Central to their argument against society was the effects of gender stereotyping. Society’s response to women based on their appearance and “feminine” qualities was … Continue reading
Sesame Street – Children’s Television Programming – ABC’s with Bert and Ernie (1968)
In 1968, the Children’s Television Workshop in New York City changed children’s television. Prior to Sesame Street, children’s television consisted of either pure entertainment or pure education. Rarely, did the two concepts intersect. But Sesame Street introduced a new way … Continue reading
Robert Kennedy announces the Death of Martin Luther King (1968)
On April 4, 1968, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated by James Earl Ray – a white man. That same evening Robert F. Kennedy was scheduled to speak to an audience in a black neighborhood. Kennedy delivered the … Continue reading
Black Panthers Party Platform (1964)
The Black Panther Party was the most well-known militant black political organization to emerge from the increasingly politicized Black Power movement of the 1960s. Aiming to elevate conditions for black Americans, the Black Panthers engaged in both community-building enterprises and … Continue reading
Extremism is the defense of Liberty is No Vice ( Barry Goldwater’s Republican nomination speech) – 1964
In 1964, the conservative wing of the Republican Party successfully nominated Arizona senator Barry Goldwater for president in favor of the “eastern establishment” moderates such as New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton. Attempting to buck the … Continue reading
Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society Speech – May 22, 1964
Upon becoming President, Johnson pushed forward sweeping social legislation to achieve his goal of creating the “Great Society.” Many of the proposals had been initiated by Kennedy. Sentiment after the assassination helped propel Congressional approval of the measures. But the … Continue reading
Vietnam Protest Songs of the Sixties
We Gotta Get Out of This Place – The Animals Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival I feel like I’m fixing to die – Country Joe & the Fish Peace Train – Cat Stevens Paint it Black – Rolling Stones
The Beatles of the Sixties
Help 1965 Revolution 1968 Get Back 1968
Chief Justice Earl Warren – Supreme Court Opinion on Brown v. Board of Education (1954), primary source documents with reading questions
The U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down School Segregation (1954) Speaking of America: Volume II Since 1865 In the 1930s, lawyers at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People outlined a long-term strategy for challenging segregation. Charles Houston … Continue reading
