Research Paper On The 1960s

The 1960s was one of the most controversial decades in American history. The 1960s was a decade of new democratic ideals. People from all races fought against discrimination and segregation. John F. Kennedy and MLK Jr. were assassinated and the culture in the 1960s reflected the social changes that were happening at the time. Although the African-American Civil Rights Movement started in the mid-1950s, it escalated in the 1960s.
Beginning in February, 1960, the sit-in tactics spread easily in the South.In the picture we can see the Greensboro Four. They asked politely for service, and when the restaurant refused because of their skin color, they refused to move from their seat.These tactics initiated the most powerful phase of the Civil Rights Movement.

was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was killed by James Earl Ray. MLK Jr. was an important leader of the civil rights movement since the mid-1950s. His assassination helped speed the way for an equal housing bill. In the 1960s, the baby boom generation listened to a new kind of music called rock ‘n’ roll. Teenagers listened to American groups like the Beach Boys and the Supremes. The Beatles, a British group, became famous in the U.S. Artist and sculptors made a new kind of art called “Pop Art”. The 1960s was a decade that broke many traditions and feature many diverse trends. Pop Art started in the 1950s and ended in the early 1970s. The Pop Art movement wanted to blur the lines between “high” art and “low” culture. The 1960s broke many fashion traditions, reflecting the social movements of the time. In the mid-1960s culottes, go-go boots, box-shaped PVC dresses, and other PVC clothes were popular. The cinema in the 1960s mirrored the decade of fun, rock ‘n’ roll, social changes, and transnational cultural values. Some examples of the movies released in the 1960s are: 2001, The Space Odyssey, and Mary