1960s

The 1960s was a time where people started to think more individually. Instead of the government deciding the public’s opinion, people started thinking for themselves and changing the country through society itself. In the 1950s, conformism was caused by the wide spread fear of communism. People dressed the same way, acted the same way and were terrified to go against social norms. They blindly accepted laws and governmental policies. People in the 60s were no longer willing to conform to the…

The 1960s Musical Style The 1960s were a time of major change in politics, law, and culture. It was a time when many people, especially young people, protested and fought for equal rights in regards to wages, racism, and the Vietnam war. In the 1960s popular music began to diversify and more sub-genres emerged as the worlds of R&B and Rock 'n' Roll became more profitable. It became easier to classify types of music in a very specific way with psychedelic, surf, folk, roots, hard rock, Motown,…

The feminist movement of the 1960s, or the "belief in the social, political, and economical equality of the sexes," did not significantly improve women 's status in American Society (Dicker 4). To this day, women still are not equally paid compared to men for doing the same exact jobs. Women are judged and criticized based on their personal choices, like how they take care of themselves and their appearance. This can lead to diseases like bulimia and anorexia which threatens the lives women…

The 1960s is known as a turbulent political decade in the United States. The advent of the Vietnam War gave rise to the wave of anti-war protests that challenged policies of the President Johnson administration and opposed a mandatory draft instituted at the time. The anti-war protests, in turn, fueled the student movement with teachers and students alike staging “teach-ins” to show their opposition to the war. At the same time, this decade saw the emergence of the civil rights movement with…

The Feminist Movement of the 1960s also known as the Second Wave of Feminism began during the early years of the 1960s and lasted throughout the late 1980s. The second wave of feminism focused on a wide range of issues like sexu-ality, gender inequalities in the workplace, family and reproductive rights. In 1863, the Woman’s National Loyal League organized support for an amendment that would end slavery forever. Since woman did not yet have the right to vote, they had the right to petition the…

The research I propose on doing is on the beginning of the 1960’s Sit-Ins and the outcome of this non-violent movement leading to the creation of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). The lunch counter movement was notorious for sparking a revolution in justifying the fact that separation does not mean equality. February 1, 1960 four African American students came together to protest the inequality served at public facilities and in this case at a local restaurant in Greensboro,…

At the start of the 1960s, the end of world war 1 had passed. the calculator, artificial heart, and the first moon landing were all major attributions of the decade. The 1960s yielded many major technological advances from previous years. But with the changes, came dangers. Some of the major events of the 1960s were : JFK to win the presidency, The Peace corps is established, kennedy is assassinated, and man lands on the moon. Many more historical American events were to develop in the mid to…

roll, the 1960’s earned its spot as the most notorious decade in universal history. Although the 1960’s was a harsh time period, history would not be the same without the events that occurred. While America dealt with opposition from many countries, they also dealt with opposition from multiple cultures within America. Not only did America have to endure this infamous decade, but other countries dealt with problems, for example the looming threat South Korea faced from North Korea. The 1960’s…

U.S. Libraries in the 1960s The 1960s were a time of significant change for the United States, so much so this era is often referred to as “the rights revolution” (CrashCourse). The United States experienced the continuation of the Civil Rights Movement, the youngest elected president, John F. Kennedy—and the youngest president to die, the first manned moon landing, and seemingly everything in between. In a country that was so fraught with change, it only seems fitting that libraries were…

different types of music and the way of dressing have changed. Definitely one of the most important changes that not only U.S. had have, is in the 1960s where the people off all ages wanted a change. At the same time the Vietnam War was happening, also in that decade the Civil Rights Movement made people to be more equal. The counterculture of the late 1960s was a great youth movement for the society. Everything changed from clothing styles to the music of the hippie culture. And the use of…