The 1960's
By: Ashley Bartlett
Introduction
Artifact #1: The Secret Life of Bees
Summary
Artifact #2: Hairspray
Synopsis
Artifact #3: Sporting Events
Marlin Briscoe
- Marlin the Magician was the first black starting quarterback in NFL history when the Denver Broncos drafted him in the 14th round of the 1968 NFL Draft
- After the starter quarterback Steve Tensi got injured and the back-up quarterback Joe DiVito made a bad play, the Broncos coach, Lou Saban, put Briscoe into the game against the Boston Patriots on September 29, 1968.
- Marlin's first pass he made in an actual game was a 22 yard completion
- As a rookie, Briscoe had 14 touchdowns, 13 picks and 1,589 yards.
Bob Gibson
- African American pitcher for the cardinals
- Greatest Cardinals pitcher of all-time
- Two-time World Series MVP in 1964, and 1967
- He was the reason for narrowing the strike zone's height from the batter's armpits to the jersey letters which gave the batter more of an even playing field.
Black Power Salute
- October 16, 1968, U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos placed first and third in the 200 meter sprint
- During the medal ceremony, both sprinters wore Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR) badges, which protested racial segregation in all countries.
- Both Smith and Carlos were shoeless and wore black to represent black poverty
- Both Smith and Carlos were banned from the games because some people felt their political statement was inappropriate and unnecessary
Artifact #4: Current Events
Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Proposed by JFK and signed into law by JFK's successor, Lyndon B. Johnson
- Main goal was to bring equality to all citizens in the U.S.
- Ended segregation in public places such as courthouses, parks, restaurants, theaters, sports arenas and hotels, and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, and gender
Voting Rights act of 1965
- Aimed to legalize african american's rights to vote
- Senate passed law on May 26, 1965
- House of Representatives passed law on July 9
- Johnson signed law on August 6 with MLK and other civil rights activists
- banned the use of literacy tests and poll taxes
- allowed african americans to challenge voting restrictions and helped them stand up for themselves in society
- Even after the civil rights act of 1964, election officials still denied african americans the right to vote by lying. They would say they filled out information wrong and find ways to make them ineligible to vote
Neil Armstrong Lands on Moon
- Spacecraft took off on July 16th from Kennedy Space Center
- Neil Armstrong was the commander of the mission
- Apollo 11 took off from Kennedy Space Center
- Traveled 240,000 miles in 76 hours
- Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins
- July 20th, 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first person in the world to land on the moon in the mission Apollo 11
Artifact #5: Speeches
"I Have a Dream"
- Speech given on August 28, 1963 by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Spoke out against discrimination towards all African Americans
- Started all civil rights movements
- First african american during this time period to stand up in front of a group this big to fight for equality
- "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
- "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
"Civil Rights Address"
- On June 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard, ordering them to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa to allow two African-American students to register for classes
- Speech led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Addressed his beliefs towards equal education
"We Shall Overcome"
- Speech was given on March 15, 1965 spoken by President Lyndon B. Johnson
- African americans were attacked in Selma Alabama by police officers during their effort to protest against voting discrimination
- Main purpose of the speech was to help americans overcome the physical differences in people and focus on the main problems in society such as poverty
- "And so I say to all of you here and to all in the nation tonight that those who appeal to you to hold on to the past do so at the cost of denying you your future. This great rich, restless country can offer opportunity and education and hope to all--all, black and white, North and South, sharecropper and city dweller. These are the enemies: poverty, ignorance, disease. They are our enemies, not our fellow man, not our neighbor. And these enemies too--poverty, disease and ignorance--we shall overcome."
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