Important Event #2

John F. Kennedy: Important Event #2

JFK and the Peace Corps

1. 1.  WEBSITE: VIDEO AND ARTICLE https://www.peacecorps.gov/about/history/founding-moment/     Get quotes!!

1. 2. READ OR LISTEN: https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Peace-Corps/400144   (username/password:  ludlowems/bulldogs)

1. 3. Website ARTICLE: https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-09-22/the-details-of-john-f-kennedys-peace-corps

If you need more info use keywords in Google: ”JFK and Peace Corps”

Think:  How did this event enhance or inhibit the American Dream, and what (if any) is its lasting impact? 

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Important Event #2

March on Washington and “I have a Dream Speech”

1. Website READ and VIDEO: https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/march_on_washington.php

2. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q_I_2m5TbA

3. READ or LISTEN to the Speech: https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety 

Think:  How did this event enhance or inhibit the American Dream, and what (if any) is its lasting impact? 

Billie Jean King: Important Event #2

Battle of the Sexes

1. READ: https://www.billiejeanking.com/battle-of-the-sexes/

2. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/MyMtOwwtJW0 

Think:  How did this event enhance or inhibit the American Dream, and what (if any) is its lasting impact?