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    future and we are hoping that whomever reads this in the future sees that our ideas about a peaceful‚ accepting and proud America have held true in the time that you open this humble box”. This researcher removed five items all from the decade of the 1960s; that hold great significance to the decade. The first item is a reel of film labeled “Walter Cronkite: Man on the Moon”. The second item was a bit curious; this item was a round plastic disc container with 28 little pills. The third item is the

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    My topic for this project was Racial Relations in the 1960s. Of course‚ as most of us know‚ the 1960s was not the best time for African Americans. Young African American’s were getting frustrated by the long wait times for legal cases and were ready for justice. They were ready to stand up and make a change in the constant‚ broken justice system for their community. Starting in February of 1960‚ they organized sit-ins‚ and the idea spread all across the south. Along with sit-ins‚ people supporting

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    1960's Romantic Era

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    Post War Romantic Era The 1960s in America were a new turn in society. The meaning of love‚ friends‚ and earth were all commonly used. This era of the 1960s were filled with baby boomers that had a great appreciation for life and love. This life full with joy‚ and love created a new group of music that was very fitting to it’s time. These great generations of the 1960s were home to a new style of music‚ as also in their life a new world was forming. Some of these artist consisted of The Mamas

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    1960s Fashion A fashion trend is a movement where lots of people start to move in the same direction towards a certain hairstyle of style of clothing. The 1960s went through many different trends and some of them influenced what we wear and the way we style our hair. Most of the clothing that they wore back then was a little more rebellious and eclectic than the clothes we wear now‚ but it wasn’t weird to be dressed like that because everyone did it. The 1960s fashion was heavily influenced by

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    1960's Fashion Essay

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    The fashion of the 1960s has greatly impacted adults and teenagers behavior today for the better. Much like the era itself‚ women’s clothes underwent a revolution. The early 1960s were similar to the 1950s in terms of style‚ the large full skirts and dark pant - suits were still considered the style of choice for most women. The idea was to emulate the glamour of Hollywood movies that captivated the public at this time. It was aimed at being formal‚ young people still had not discovered a reason

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    Civil Rights in the 1960's

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    who were born after the 1970’s take for granted how lucky we are as a country and nation to have overcome slavery and the steps against racism we have battled are way through. Slavery was ended when Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and was later ratified in December of 1865. Though this law ordered the end to slavery it did very little if nothing to stop the racism that was given towards blacks or any other minority. Until the late 1950’s not many presidents or Congressman

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    The Warren Court The 1960s was an evolution of change in American history. When Earl Warren became Chief Justice of Supreme Court in 1953 it made the most dramatic changes and held a far more liberal view than any other Supreme Court before. Some of its most important rulings were on African-American civil liberties. The Supreme Court changed American law on segregation in schools‚ criminal procedure‚ and privacy rights. Before the Warren Court the American law treated blacks as second class citizens

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    Sports in the 1960s Professional athletes are celebrities in today’s world. The superstars of their sport get paid millions of dollars every year. They are also role models for many young people that wish to play the same sport. But it wasn’t always that way; however‚ sports have always been affected by the culture of that time. In the 1960s sports have been affected by war‚ racism‚ and politics. The Vietnam War and political assassinations of the 1960s were paramount. A shocking event that occurred

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    1960's Cultural Changes

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    Cultural and Social Change in the 1960s The 1960s in America was a decade characterized by evolving social issues and a rapid growth of many subcultures and culture in general. As their world changed around them and different issues presented themselves‚ people looked for areas of exppression in which their voices could be heard. This led to an explosion in all forms of art and literature. Areas like music changed in such dramatic ways as to rebel against past sounds and styles while civil

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    thoughts and feelings of many but helped shape how they responded to these changes and conflicts. During each decade popular culture played a significant part in motivating large numbers of people to act for and achieve change. Popular culture in the 1960s‚ e.g. Sex‚ Drugs‚ Rock and Roll‚ helps historians understand how changes reflected and influenced the thoughts of that time. Youths began to think that taking drugs and having sex was a natural and ‘trendy’ thing to carry out. The decade saw major

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