1961-1974

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1961-1974

Girls like us

2019
"In the summer of 1972, three girls from very different backgrounds struggle to come to terms with being pregnant"--Provided by publisher.
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Anthem

Two cousins must take a road trip across America in 1969 in order to let a teen know he's been drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. Features historic quotations and photographs.
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1968 with Tom Brokaw

Award-winning journalist, Tom Brokaw, recalls the revolutionary events of 1968 that forever changed the nation and the world including the assassinations of Martin Luther King , Jr. and Robert Kennedy, the Democratic National Convention, the Civil Rights Movement, and the election of Richard Nixon to the presidency.

Chasing King's killer

the hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassin
James L. Swanson weaves together Martin Luther King Jr.'s tumultuous last year and the path taken by a mysterious, lifelong criminal---James Earl Ray---a prison escapee who ended the celebrated civil rights leader's life.

Approaching the apocalypse (1971-1975)

2005
Chronicles the pivotal moments of the early 1970s and covers the effects events such as the war in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal had on Americans.

Unpinned (1965-1970)

2005
Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on the events of the late 1960s which were marked by political assassinations, war protests, and increasingly violent demands for civil rights.

Poisoned dreams (1960-1964)

2005
Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on events of the early 1960s, including conflicts between the U.S. and Soviet Union, and the stand-off between civil rights activists and segregationists.

Above & beyond

John F. Kennedy and America's most dangerous Cold War spy mission
2018
Looks at the events surrounding two extremely dangerous spy missions conducted by air pilots Chuck Maultsby and Rudy Anderson during the Cuban Missile Crisis for President John F. Kennedy.
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Protest movements

then and now
"Discusses the main concerns of the protest movements of the 1960s, and how those have evolved since; what's changed for the better, what might be worse, and where do we go from here"--Amazon.com.
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Days of rage

America's radical underground, the FBI, and the forgotten age of revolutionary violence
2016
"An explosive account of the decade-long battle between the FBI and the violent homegrown revolutionary movements of the 1970s."--Provided by publisher.

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