President John F. Kennedy bought 1,200 Cuban cigars the night before he enacted the Cuban trade embargo in 1962. Should the United States maintain the embargo? Using the website, pupils explore the topic to prepare for a class debate or...

A brief description of the cultural environment for Black Americans in the 1960's.

A rich collection of streaming video samples of television news footage from 1950 to 1970, along with an assortment of primary source documents, first-person accounts, a glossary of terms, and essays and analysis for learning about the...

Journey through America's past with Pete as he hitchhikes across the country while viewing the postcards written to his then fiance Dot that highlight his adventures on the road.

The Civil Rights Era explores African American history in the 1960s, the fight against racial discrimination and segregation, and the search for justice through "freedom rides," boycotts, sit-ins, legislation, and marches.

Section overview on the Counterculture and anti-war movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s and its impact on a new social and political order.

Brief overview of the Environmental Movement and the growing concern about the environment spurred on by the mid 1960s push for civil rights in America.

This resource addresses the discrimination issues still in the air following the significant progress made between 1960's-1990's.

Examine the history of the Golden Age of Medicine in America from the 1930s through the 1960s. Use photographs, primary sources, essays, and the suggested questions to trace the advances made in drugs, technology, and the delivery of...

This section from an American History book covers the extension of the application of civil rights that were legislated in the 1960s. Read about busing, affirmative action, disability rights movement, and the Native American protest...

This site is from a unit called 'African-Americans in the Land of Equality.' It looks at the causes, events, and aftermath of the Watts Riots in 1965.

Segregation and Jim Crow laws codified a color line in the United States. African-Americans began pushing back against segregation in the 1950s and 1960s. Read about the non-violent actions taken and how these actions resulted in the...

This site, compiled in hypertext format by student teams at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, from U.S. Information Agency publications, takes a brief look at Kennedy's administration, the "New Frontier."

Richard Nixon was elected president during a tumultuous year in American history. Examine his campaign through this summary, references for further reading, questions for analysis, and a question/answer section from the community.

A brief overview of the protest movements in the 1960s and 1970s.

Using music, videos, and interviews are effective ways to study the Vietnam War era. The music from the late 1960s and early 1970s offers wonderful insights into how many Americans felt about the times. Through the use of personal...

The "long, hot summer" in reality spread over several years of summers in the mid-1960s. Read about the Watts riots in 1965, and the reasons behind racial upheaval in hundreds of American cities over the next three years.

As the U.S. approached the new century, it was an appropriate time to reflect on the accomplishments and failures of the 1900s both within the country and internationally.

American vocal group of the 1960s who kept their popularity despite the invasion of the Beatles and other British groups. They've had over two dozen Top Forty hits. 1990 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

In October 1962, Americans "peered into the abyss of nuclear destruction". Investigate how America got this close to nuclear war by reading the following summary, answering critical thinking questions, using the bibliography for further...

Concise explanation of the term "concrete poetry." It's mainly a discussion of the 1960s poetic movement, but it also includes the history of the term before and after.