1960's and The Public Protests

By savannah-sims

  • Whos in Charge Here?

    JFK Wins President

  • Man on the Moon

    Astronaut Neil Armstrong sets foot on the moon, fulfilling President John Kennedy’s pledge to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

  • JFK Proposes Big Tax Cuts

    In a speech before the Economic Club of New York, President John Kennedy unveils a plan for economic recovery that emphasizes large tax cuts and credits for businesses.

  • Kennedy Assassination

    President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas

  • Higher Education Act

    President Lyndon Johnson signs the Higher Education Act creating the first federally funded college scholarships

  • Voting Rights Act

    President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The act abolishes literacy tests and other tests used by local and state governments to inhibit African-American voting.

  • Minimum Wage Increase

    The minimum wage is raised in stages from its current $1.25 per hour to $1.60 by February 1968.

  • Protests at Columbia University

    Students at Columbia University seize several campus buildings to protest the university’s involvement with the Institute for Defense Analysis—a Defense Department think tank—and university plans to build a gym on a park in a neighboring Black community. The protestors will be removed from the buildings on April 30th after a violent battle with the police.

  • Nixon Wins Presidency

    Republican candidate Richard Nixon is elected President of the United States.

  • Protests at Chicago DNC Convention

    Thousands of protestors converge on the Democratic National Convention to protest the war in Vietnam. Violent confrontations between the protestors and police lead to thousands of arrests. Republican nominee Richard Nixon will take advantage of the disorder in Chicago in the upcoming presidential campaign and promise to restore law and order to America.