The Beatles The Beatles were a legend during the 1960’s. They were a British rock band that even today influences music. The Beatles swept the world off its feet and are considered by many to be the most beloved band in the history of popular music. It all started in March of 1957; the band’s founder John Lennon started a skiffle (mix of Jazz and Blues) group with some of his friends. They called themselves “The Quarry Men”. Later that year‚ the group played at a gig in Liverpool when Lennon
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Racism’s prevelance from WWI to the 1960s was apparent due to many facotrs such as‚ the segregation of blacks and whites‚ the cruel and often times violent mistreatment towards blacks‚ along with the need and push for equal rights. These facotrs indicate racism’s evident presence within American society during this time period. The segregation of blacks and whites is the most prominent of these facotrs in showing racism’s existance during this period. Segregation separated blacks and whites
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forced to live in each other’s presence. The Blacks were enslaved for many centuries before it was made illegal in most countries during the 1800s. However‚ racism and prejudice continue to be present in the 20th century‚ especially in the 1950s and 1960s. During these years‚ political triggers in England and the United States‚ drastically changed racism‚ with numerous consequences. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee explores the notion of racism in a small southern town in the United States
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Before the civil rights movement of the 1960’s‚ freedom for the citizens of the United States of America was treated as equal but separate through race. Even though both black Americans and white Americans both retained the freedoms that were bestowed to them by the Constitution those freedoms were attained in a segregated manner. Examples of such cases of segregation can be seen in the social freedoms of education and public services‚ where black only and white only schools exist and public places
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There was quite an issue in the 1960s‚ the issue of segregation. Segregation means to set something apart from the others‚ and the victims of this in the 60s were anyone of ethnicities other than Caucasian. In this time‚ there were many white people who thought that the blacks‚ Indians‚ Asians‚ and other races were inferior to them. Although this happened around the world‚ the place that it was arguably the biggest was in the United States of America. I’m going to tell you just how this time period’s
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Hippies The Hippie Generation‚ was in the 1960s and 1970s. They embraced peace‚ love and community. They were opposed to middle class values‚ and the teachings of previous generations. The hippie movement embraced free love‚ and the beginning of the sexual revolution. The Beat Generation lead to the Hippie movement. The Beat movement was a bohemian counter-culture‚ and included experimentation with drugs and sexual liberties. The Beat writers began in New York‚ but most with the movement moved
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topic is the Voting Rights Act of 1965‚ and I chose this topic because I always found it amusing that it took so long for African Americans to legally be allowed to vote. I also thought this topic was appropriate since we now have an African American president‚ and the African Americans citizens need to know that voting I important because we didn’t always have that right. II. Statement of research question‚ hypothesis Topic: Voting Rights Act of 1965 Issue: Importance of
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After several decades of various composers in the like of Debussy‚ Schoenberg‚ and Stravinsky fearlessly challenging the establishment through their own thresholds for dissonances‚ the 1960’s saw a new‚ contrasting approach to rebelling against previously defined boundaries. Unlike the majority of movements found in Western Art music‚ this new movement did not immerge from the depths of European circles‚ but instead‚ in the United States. While there are several parallels that can be drawn between
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Hello! Today I’m going to make a speech on the fashion in the 1960’s. Well‚ let’s get right to it! Now‚ there is a common idea of the fashion in the 1960s. Most people thought it was just “hippies” and “bell-bottoms”. Not me. In fact that was one of the reasons I chose fashion in the 60’s. But in reality‚ the fashion in the 60’s was nothing like that. After WW2 ended‚ fashion came back as one of the latest things. For the women‚ in the early 60s the latest fashion was in Jackie Kennedy’s hands.
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The 1960s were marked by a plethora of social and political changes‚ with the counterculture movement being one of the most widely historicized and familiar aspects out of this period. While this movement did contribute to positive changes in some ways‚ a rise in drug usage amongst young people occurred. Due to the inherent dangers drugs impose on the individual‚ concerns were raised throughout the country. In response‚ President Richard Nixon moved to enact legislation hoping to curb drug usage
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