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    The Independent Record Labels of the 1950’s and 1960s History of Music Production Eric Eller Throughout the 1950’s and 1960s‚ a wave of new musical movements by independent record labels and new artists emerged in the United States. This movement is captured in the stories of those label creators and owners‚ and in the turbulent journey through their successes and failures. The first emergence was fueled by multiple factors: competitive economic circumstances‚ up-and-coming local musical

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    Many Americans have struggled in their lives to be treated equally. These struggles were highlighted during the civil rights movement. There were significant factors that contributed to the growing momentum of the civil rights movement in the 1960s‚ which highlighted the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which required equal access to public places and outlawed discrimination in employment‚ was a major victory of the black

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    THE COLD WAR in the 1960s * MAD Theory (Mutually Assured Destruction) * The Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct. 1962) * Why the crisis happened? (Khrushchev‚ Fidel Castro & Cuba) * Was JFK a hawk or a dove? * Impacts of the crisis: flexible response & trend toward détente * Missles out of Cuba * Missles out of Germany * Can’t invade Cuba with force. THE WAR IN VIETNAM * It was America’s longest war * Some numbers: $ 150 billion ($600

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    It is wholly recognizable that the 1960s is one of the greatest triumphs in American civil rights history. The 1960s not only continued the frigidness of the Cold War‚ it bolstered voices of African American’s and their oppressed state. Centuries of their rights‚ ideas‚ and voices being suppressed or disregarded exploded during the 60’s. It was a revival in the confidence and idea of “black power” that spurred across African American people. The civil rights movement endured the common notion of

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    yourself as a teen in the 1960s. John F. Kennedy has recently been assassinated and the country is devastated. You turn on some new music released by the Beatles and suddenly‚ you are lost in the music that is sweeping the nation. You almost forget the fact that the popular president has been assassinated. The Beatles’ and many other artists’ music is still listened to and replicated today. The Beatles were a group of four men that created very popular music in the 1960s. The British invasion was

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    Rights movement of the 1960s based their agenda primarily on the goals of equality for African-Americans. The call for better treatment of African-Americans rallied society together in the fight for increasing tolerance and further awareness of the injustices occurring in the seemingly tolerant United States. However‚ despite fruitful and positive intentions‚ the movement was unable to accomplish the idealistic goals they preached. Though the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s was able to create major

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    was the Feminist movement of the 1960s. The 1960s were critical to women because during that time the image of women changed. Women were always seen as a “house wife”. Our job was to stay home‚ clean‚ cook‚ and take care of our children. During the 1960s women were entering the workforce in large amounts. That stereotype of just being a ‘house wife” changed. That idea expanded to seeing us as workers. Another important event that happened for women in the 1960s is the birth control pill got approved

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    November 9‚ 2014 To Kill a Mockingbird: Racism in Film in the 1960s The 1960s was a decade of radical social change and revolutionary attitude. While people were able to come together on many issues and influence positive change in our nation‚ racism was still a shaky platform for much of society. Because the ideas of hatred and inequality were deep rooted in so many people‚ the social activists in favor of an equal America faced a long and dangerous road toward change. Films of the decade

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    exists a debate about whether communism was doomed to fail. The whole idea of communism was to provide an equal standard of living for everyone. The people of China‚ Russia‚ Cuba and Vietnam originally met Communism with enthusiasm because it promised freedom from inequality and exploitation of the working class‚ which made up a large portion of the demographic. Many of the working class lived in poverty and were continuously taken advantage of by the higher classes. Communism was able to grab hold of

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    Food of the 1960s In the United States‚ the 1960s was a wry decade molded by conforming tradition and radical change. Culinary wise alone is a dramatic play with a backstory for every dish. WWII rationing was a distant memory and 50’s casseroles had become old and boring. The 1960s encouraged showy‚ complicated food with heavy French influence (Julia Child‚ Jacqueline Kennedy)‚ suburban devotion (backyard barbecues)‚ vegetarian curiosity (Frieda Caplan) and ethnic cuisine (soul

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