1960s and public protests

By Bristol

  • Civil Rights Movements

    Protest that were based on racial discrimination.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    The US want's to launch nuclear bombs onto Cuba alongside the USSR.

  • I Have A Dream

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. makes his famous "I Have A Dream" speach.

  • Civil Rights Law

    President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Movement act into Law stating that you cannot discriminate because of sex, origin, or race.

  • 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.

  • Major Rise in Inflation

    Inflation started to rise rapidly.

  • Moon Landing

    The Apollo 11 landed safely on the moon and returned safely back to Earth, showing that space travel was not just a dream anymore, but something that had to be done.