Library of Congress
Loc: Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s 1960s
Timeline of the history of baseball, from 1860 to 1972, with a focus on the events leading to the integration of African Americans into the major leagues.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: The 1960s: A Decade of Human Rights Struggles
Students analyze and evaluate an author's use of reasoning and evidence to support his or her claims in order to convince others to agree and to support the cause the author supports.
Other
Medium: Voices From the Past What the 1960s Thought of Us?
Bizarre predictions of Arthur C. Clarke that came true! And a few that didn't. (Published Sept. 6, 2020)
Library of Congress
Loc: Reforms of the 1960s
This site from the Library of Congress describes the economic policies and decisions made by Yugoslavia in the 1960s. Also addresses rising tension among various ethnic groups in the region. A great overview to a very complex time and...
Digital History
Digital History: The Earth First, 1960's
This excellent resource provided by Digital History contains a wealth of information on the environmental movement of the 1960s in America, as well as the rest of the century.
Digital History
Digital History: The Tumultous 1960's
The decade of the 1960s was a time of protest about the Vietnam War and civil rights, and progressive legislation addressing many problems. Find primary source material, charts, and statistics that cover these topics. Included are...
Other
Oxford Aasc: The Civil Rights Movement of the 19502 and 1960s
View a visual essay of the Civil Rights movement. 10 mesmerizing images caught on camera--difficult to see, but difficult to look away from. A absolute must-see sight.
History Link
History Link: Chicano/latino Activism in Seattle, 1960s 1970s
An article about the Chicano Movement in Washington state, and Seattle in particular at the height of the Civil Rights movement. Read about the formation of the Brown Berets and their place in the movement.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Library: The Psychedelic '60S
This resource is a comprehensive online exhibit featuring 1960's American culture. Topics include civil rights, psychedelic drugs, rock music, social protest and cultural change.
OpenStax
Open Stax: u.s. History: 29.4 Challenging the Status Quo
Page form U.S. History e-book focusses on the culture of the 1960s and the rise of protest organizations challenging the status quo during that decade. Site contains questions for review, critical thinking, and glossary.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Eye on Europe: Prints, Books & Multiples, 1960 Now
Online exhibition traces the creation of paper and mixed-media works by artists working in various European art centers along six different thematic pathways, such as popular culture, idea-driven conceptual art, protest, and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Writing in u.s. History: 1968: A Time of Change
Explore how the events and cultural and political changes that occurred in 1968 came to represent the upheaval and dramatic changes in American life during the 1960s. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written...
Calisphere: University of California Libraries
Calisphere: Social Reform 1950s 1970s: Everyday Life From Postwar to Protest
Original photographs show everyday life in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
OpenStax
Open Stax: u.s. History 1968 1980: Identity Politics in a Fractured Society
Discussion of identity politics during the 1960s and 1970s in which underrepresented and marginalized groups organized to fight discrimination and challenge the established political and social culture. Page contains questions for...
University of Washington
University of Washington Libraries: Vietnam War Era Ephemera
Access a database of leaflets, illustrations, posters, and newspapers that were distributed on the University of Washington campus during the 1960s and 1970s. Items in the collection reflect the social and political activities of the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Sammy Davis Jr.
This is a collection of three video lessons about Sammy Davis Jr., comedy, race, segregation in 1960's Hollywood, politics, identity, and The Civil Rights Movement.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: 1968: A Time of Change
Explore how the events and cultural and political changes that occurred in 1968 came to represent the upheaval and dramatic changes in American life during the 1960s.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: African American Civil Rights Movement, 60s
A quick comprehension check over the African American Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s.
Other
Fifties Web
Explore popular culture of the 1950s and 1960s. Learn about the cars, tv shows, music, fashion, pop history, slang, and celebrities of those eras.
A&E Television
History.com: How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland
For 30 years, Northern Ireland was scarred by a period of deadly sectarian violence known as "the Troubles." This explosive era was fraught with car bombings, riots and revenge killings that ran from the late 1960s through the late...
Digital History
Digital History: The State of Black America in 1960
A brief description of the cultural environment for Black Americans in the 1960's.
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