Historical Context

Civil Rights

There are books in the Library

or use the Resources below:

Articles:

Gale Article: Overview of Civil Rights Movement (read or listen)
History.com: Civil Rights Movement Timeline
Khan Academy: The Civil Rights Movement
- - (also has info on specific events, organizations, topics)

Overview of Civil Rights Movement (3 mins)

Vietnam War

There are books in the Library

or use the Resources below:

Articles:

Gale Article: Vietnam War (read or listen)
History.com: Vietnam War
Khan Academy: Vietnam War

Vietnam War Overview (6 mins)

Cold War

There are books in the Library

or use the Resources below:

Articles:

Gale: Cold War Overview (read or listen)

JFK Library: The Cold War

Khan Academy: Origins of the Cold War - Video 11 mins

The Cold War Overview (7 mins)

Counter Culture

There are books in the Library

or use the Resources below:

Articles:

Gale: Hippies and 1960s Counter Culture (read or listen)

PBS: What led up to the Summer of Love (8 mins)

Innovations in arts and science

History.com: How TV Killed Hollywood's Golden Age
Fashion 1950-1960
Fashion 1960-1970
Gale: Science and Technology in the 1960s
Gale: Telephone Technology 1950s
Gale: TV Technology 1950s
Look at the Snapshot Videos on the Home Page of this website

For more a general feeling of the decade, see the 50s videos on the Home Page of this website.

For more a general feeling of the decade, see the 60s videos on the Home Page of this website.

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