Were the Sixties Good .or Bad for America? There are two different positions taken about the 1960’s in America. One side says that the sixties were good for America and changed the way Americans live for the better. The other side says that the sixties were bad for America and gave Americans new freedoms and ideas that changed their lives for the worse. Both positions have evidence to support their arguments and make the sixties look like a time of social and economic freedom and reform or make
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Following many years of struggle‚ separation‚ and social injustice‚ the 1960s was a period of social and political revival. Particularly regarding racial equality‚ Congress ratified the Civil Right’s Act of 1964 which outlawed discrimination on the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin. With several prominent civil right’s activists present‚ such as the well-respected Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill on July 2‚ 1964. In theory‚ the new legislation
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In the United States there have been many social changes. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s was the most powerful and compelling change to occur in our history. The Civil Rights Movement was a time dedicated to activism for equal rights and fairness for African Americans in the United States. The people pushed for nothing more than social‚ legal‚ and political changes to prohibit discrimination and end segregation. Though Abraham Lincoln abolishing slavery was one step in the right direction
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Positive influence of Hippies on Canadian society in the 1960s. Natasha Kelbas‚ Ms. Van Hatten December 17th 2009 CHC2D1-05 Hippies are the real activists of freedom who love each other in a positive way. The word hippies generally invoke sterotypes that involves drugs‚ sex and bare feet. Though it is true that many hippies did practice these sterotypes‚ they were people who fought for rights and freedom without violence. They gave up the traditional morals and values to promote new values
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Kennedy assess this issue best when he said‚ “If we cannot now end our differences‚ at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” While John F. Kennedy may have been president of The United States in the 1960’s‚ the words he spoke weren’t exactly relevant during that time. In the 1960’s era‚ African Americans were tirelessly fighting for equality. People were also judged and told not to do things based on others’ disdainful opinions. Culture was evolving back then and started opening
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During the 1950s and 1960s‚ the Civil Rights Movement was a battle by African Americans in hopes to achieve the same rights that whites have. A few major events in the fight for civil rights included the Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education case‚ the Montgomery bus boycott and the 1964 Rights Trial. By the end of the 1960s‚ some white Americans‚ even had the courage of joining in the fight with them. No political or social movement of the twentieth century has had as dramatic of an effect‚ ever
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Cara Resnick Professor Clarke U.S. History II March 20th‚ 2011 The Psychedelic Lifestyles‚ Opinions‚ and Major Events of the 1960s The 1960s was an era of peace among war‚ love among hate‚ and full of innovation. Some of the biggest events in history happened during this era such as President John F. Kennedy’s assassination‚ Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech followed by his assassination five years later‚ the first U.S. astronauts landing on the moon‚ the first Civil Rights
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focused more on a wide range of issues such as: sexuality‚ family‚ the workplace‚ reproductive rights‚ de facto inequalities‚ and legal inequalities. There was a period of time called “Second Wave Feminism” that said that took place from the early 1960s to early 1980s. Second Wave Feminism was a movement that brought women together to protest against freedom‚ equal opportunities and control over their lives. This movement brought together women of the United States and over time spread throughout
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Western world from the 1960s to the 1980s . Sexual liberation was focused on change referring to acceptance of sex outside of traditional marriages‚ the normalization of contraception such as the pill‚ premarital sex‚ homosexuality and the legalization of abortion all followed. Even though we are focusing on the Sexual Revolution of the 1960-1980s‚ the term "sexual revolution" has been referred to since the late 1920s. Some people believed the sexual revolution of 1960–1980 was the second sexual
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In the discussion of how much of Dr. King’s Vision do I think has been realized today compared to the 1960’s when he gave his speech and how much do I think has not changed. I believe M.L.K knew 1963 was only the beginning and everyone should not settle or Gabe up or the nation will continue to “send out bad checks”. Back in 1960’s there were protests in the black community for example to be granted citizenship rights and stopping police brutality. Which has not changed because now there is
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