The 1960s was a decade of liberation for music‚ public opinion‚ dance invention‚ and The binds of racism(Blanton). In the 1960s the majority of the Vietnam war was fought‚ the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 also the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr in 1968. The Vietnam war‚ John F. Kennedy’s‚ and Martin Luther King Jr assassination affected music in the 1960s by causing nation protest such as Woodstock‚ causing social unrest and depression and pushing and enlarging the Black Power
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employment has caused a major setback on the life of minorities. There are two major dilemmas that appear throughout the 1960s and our current time. The first major problem is that education system is always rapidly growing in all its levels‚ which leads to increasingly crowded classes that can’t uphold the required material and faculty to that huge number of students‚ “in the 1960s public school enrollment was 1.9 million students in excess of classroom capacity‚ a situation that persisted throughout
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The Amazing Decade of the 1960s “Ask not what your country can do for you‚; but what you can do for your country-John F. Kennedy”(“John F. Kennedy”). The 1960s was full of excitement‚ but also filled with shock and disappointment. The people and events of the 1960s impacted the later decades to come. The 1960s also had a lot of improved technology. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ John F. Kennedy’s assassination‚ the Supercomputer‚ and unisex fashions were all a big part of the 1960s throughout America. “I
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Overview of the 1960s The 60s included all of the following: 1. Civil Rights Movement: From MLK to Black Power 2. Several Cold War foreign policy crises. 3. The Assassination of JFK‚ MLK‚ Malcolm X‚ RFK 4. Vietnam Conflict‚ Civil Unrest & the Woodstock Generation There were 3 presidents in the 60s: 1. John Kennedy: 1961 - 1963 2. Lyndon Johnson: 1964 – 1968 3. Richard Nixon: 1969 – 1974 The decade that began with the election of the youngest president and the quote
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The 1970s were a tumultuous time. In some ways‚ the decade was a continuation of the 1960s. Women‚ African Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and other marginalized people continued their fight for equality‚ and many Americans joined the protest against the ongoing war in Vietnam. In other ways‚ however‚ the decade was a repudiation of the 1960s. A “New Right” mobilized in defense of political conservatism and traditional family roles‚ and the behavior of President Richard Nixon undermined many people’s
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The Main Treatment Options Oh‚ shit‚ Ramey‚" was the first thing I said when I walked in the door that morning. He’d been looking bad‚ but now one of his eyes was bugged out – probably twice the size of the other one. I’ve done a lot of reading about this since then. Usually it’s because the fish swims into something sharp‚ probably that ceramic decorative castle I had in there. Ramey’s fins had been disintegrating for a while; over a few months his velvety banner of a tail had succumbed to an
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Kristy Breitling-MUS 222 1960’s March 17th‚ 2013 Who has not heard of Woodstock or psychedelic music? What is it you think of when you hear of these? Free love‚ hippies‚ peace‚ and drugs. Well this was the end of the 60’s an era where musicians believed drugs gave them the ability to make their songs and how they sounded. This era came right after an era of civil rights movement‚ war and the world in an uneasy place for the population. In the First World‚ Rock ’n’ Roll‚ Pop music‚ Swing music
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When someone mentions the 1960’s‚ what do you think about? Do you think about the war in Vietnam‚ the Apollo 11 mission‚ or the Civil Rights movement? If you’ve ever thought about the Civil Right’s Movement; have you thought about whose philosophy was better for the 1960’s‚ was it Martin Luther King Jr. or Malcolm X. During the 1960’s‚ King wanted black’s and white’s to getting along; while Malcolm X wanted black’s and white’s to work separately. I think that Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy was
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Jackziel Lopez Period 1 December 1‚ 2014 Paul Newman was the most distinguished twentieth-century finest American actor in his time. 1960’s Popular Bands The Beatles‚ The Beach Boys‚ The Rolling Stones‚ The Doors‚ The Four Tops 1960’s Popular T.V. Shows Batman‚ The Flintstones‚ The Addams Family‚ The Andy Griffith Show‚ The Twilight Zone John F. Kennedy‚ (35th U.S. President)‚ Presidential term: January 20‚ 1961 – November 22‚ 1963 Assassinated: November 22‚ 1963‚ Dallas
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Baltimore Museum of Art: Photography of the 1960’s The exhibit we went to see was a gallery walk. It was an exhibit of pictures and the artists who produced the photos‚ and the meaning of the photos. We enjoyed it because it was particularly interesting how the 1960’s was portrayed through photography. It showed not only white Americans but African-Americans making it easily relatable. It showed hard times‚ fun times and how they made the hard times fun times. The strengths in the exhibit
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