Category Archives: U.S. History

Dr. J – Julius Erving – Dunks & Highlights (NBA Legend)

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Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (1976)

You’ll Never Find by Lou Rawls You’ll never find, as long as you live Someone who loves you tender like I do You’ll never find, no matter where you search Someone who cares about you the way I do Whoa, … Continue reading

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Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run (1982)

“Born To Run” In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream At night we ride through the mansions of glory in suicide machines Sprung from cages out on highway 9, Chrome wheeled, fuel … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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” Segregation Now ” Inauguration Speech – Alabama Governor George Wallace, January 14, 1963 (video)

Alabama Governor George Wallace was one of several white Southern Democratic politicians who bitterly fought against the federal government’s attempts to integrate the South. In 1962, after being sworn in as governor of Alabama. Wallace openly defied the Supreme Court’s … Continue reading

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