1960s Presentation

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President John F. Kennedy“There will never be another Camelot”

• 1960 presidential race

• Rejection of New Frontier proposal

• JFK assassination

President Lyndon B. Johnson“I greet you as the shapers of America”

• 1964 presidential

• race and candidates

• Important Acts

• LBJ presidential resignation

Civil Rights “We shall over come”

• Greensboro, NC

• Freedom Rides

• U of Alabama

• March to Washington

• Cesar Chavez

• N.O.W

Chaos in American Neighborhoods“Separate and unequal”

• Watts Riot

• Detroit Riot

• Newark Riot

• Warren Report

US Judicial System“You have the right.. just not in school”

• Eagle vs Vitale

• Gideon vs Wainright

• Miranda vs Arizona

• Griswald vs Connecticut

President Richard Nixon“Peace with honor”

• 1968 presidential race and candidates

• Robert Kennedy assassination

• Democratic Convention

• Vietnam War draft

Anti-Vietnam War “And its 1, 2, 3, what are we fighting for?”

• Students for a Democratic Society

• U.C. Berkley

• Black Panther Party

• Draft Dodging

• Woodstock