Exploring the 1960’s: Time Capsule

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During the 1960’s, there were many events that changed the way America worked. Some of the situations made a huge impact on the routines that existed since the beginning of our country. Some of these events were The Civil Rights Movement, The War in Vietnam, the “Flower Power” movement, and when we first landed on the moon.

The Civil Rights Movement had a timeline of events from the 1940’s with events that are still occurring today. During the 1960’s, the Civil Rights of black people in America improved greatly. The first even from the 60’s was on February 1, 1960, when four black students were at Woolworth’s lunch counter and was denied service. Because of this these four men began a non-violent protest or sit-in, this display created a chain reaction and many more non-violent protests throughout the south. Six months later, however, these four men were eating at the same lunch counter they were originally refused service at. In April of the same year the SNCC or student non-violent coordinating committee was formed, which gave the young black people a place in the Civil Rights movement. The following year on May 4, 1961, student volunteers were testing the new segregation laws buy riding the buses and trains, they were known as “freedom riders”. During this time the freedom riders were attacked by angry mobs along the way, this led to CORE, or Congress of Racial Equality. In 1962, the first black student enrolled at the University of Mississippi, James Meredith, this caused such violence and riots President Kennedy sent in 5,000 federal troops to handle the situation. In 1963, August 28th, approximately 200,000 people joined together in Washington where they heard Martin Luther King’s famous “I had a Dream” speech. On Septembe...

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...ment of our country were laid. Unforgettable moments which effected society and made a huge impact for decades.

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