America in the 1960's
Haruka Kawai
Segregation and Civil Rights in 1960's
"The Help"
You can see the African American maid serving around for her boss and her boss's friends.
The film
The most effective movies of this time that were directed at how America lived and the themes of race were Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, which is about a white girl who brings home her African American boyfriend to her parents' surprise.
It was published in 1967.
Photography from the 1960's
Racism
Protesting
The Jim Craw Laws limited African Americans' way of life and took freedom away from them.
On the other hand, the white man on the right is a proponent of segregation.
Violence
Police officer
Violence
Children and Education
Absolute Separation
Music From the 1960's
Music from the 1960's
Although the races were very divided for most of the decade, the music enabled some whites to appreciate black culture.
Aretha Franklin
She was an African American artist who sang about being herself and being happy with her natural strength and beauty.
Stevie Wonder
-Stevie Wonder released eleven albums during the 1960s. He was popular with both white and black audiences.
Ray Charles
Louis Armstrong
-Louis Armstrong was one of the most popular African American male jazz singers.
The single album he released in 1968, 'what a wonderful world', became the most well known single album in his carrier.Ella Fitzgerald
-Ella Fitzgerald was a popular female African American jazz singer from Virginia in 1960's.
Historical Speeches
"I Have A Dream" by Martin Luther King
Inaugural Speech for George Wallace's election as Governor of Alabama
"I've Been To The Mountaintop" by Martin Luther King
The day after he gave this intense and powerful speech to America, he was assassinated by James Earl Ray, a racist who was also a small time criminal. It was on April 4th,1968.
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