1960s and Public Protests

  • Civil Rights Movements

    Civil Rights Movements
    The protests started during the late 50s early 60s and was based around the segregation of African Americans.
  • Protests

    Protests
    A lot of protesting was held in the 60s. A lot of big protests were the student movement, Anti-Vietnam movement, the women's movement, and the gay rights movement.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Everyone is on edge as the United States wants to launch nuclear bombs to Cuba with the USSR.
  • I Have A Dream Speech

    Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous "I have a dream" speech while thousands listen in awe at his words. Thousands more protest this movement.
  • Start of Vietnamese Protests

    Start of Vietnamese Protests
    Vietnam had 2 torpedo boats attack the U.S. destroyers and President Lyndon B. Johnson attacked them right back. This didn't settle well for Americans and they wanted to stop this.
  • Civil Rights Law

    President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Movement act into Law. It states you cannot discriminate because of sex, origin, or race.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.
    As segregation was the major topic of talk in the 60's, a lot of people had their own opinions on the different protests and this led to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.'s March

    Martin Luther King Jr. led a march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama. It was peaceful and changed history forever.
  • Inflation

    The inflation rate was going up and up. Now, if you have 700 dollars today, it is close to 100 dollars in 1960.
  • Moon Landing

    The best thing that came from the 60's was the moon landing. The United State's Apollo 11 was the first to land on the moon. It gave everyone hope since all they had experienced in the past decade was war and terror.