Examines the lives of seven men and women who became known for their political activism during the 1960s, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Dagmar Wilson, Tom Hayden, Cesar Chavez, Betty Friedan, Abbie Hoffman, and Angela Davis.
Discusses a decade of enormous change and conflict in all areas of life including science, civil rights, social welfare, national defense, politics, and the arts.
Journalist Tom Brokaw looks back on life in the United States during the 1960s, sharing the perspectives and experiences of famous and ordinary people who were affected by the tumultuous times, discussing changes that occurred in politics, culture, and society, and looking at how the era influenced events to come.
Examines the history of the Civil Rights movement in the United States during the 1960s, discussing the role of African-American ministers in the struggle, protests, voter registration, resistance, and other topics, and includes photographs, as well as related primary and secondary source documents.
Examines the various political and cultural changes that occurred in American society during the decade of the 1960s and explores such topics as the student activist movement, the birth of the Hippie culture, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam protests, and women's liberation.
A photographic review of the 1960s, highlighting significant people and events in the areas of politics, civil rights, music, entertainment, fashion, sports, culture, and the space program.
Discusses the political, historical, and cultural life of the United States in the 1960s, including the space race, civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the counterculture as reflected in music and the arts.
John and Robert Kennedy, the plan for a coup in Cuba, and the murder of JFK
Waldron, Lamar
2005
Draws on interviews, unpublished papers, and historical documents to reveal the role a previously unknown plan for a coup in Cuba played in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
