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Neh: Edsit Ement: Jfk, Lbj, and the Fight for Equal Opportunity in the 1960s

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "JFK, LBJ, and the Fight for Equal Opportunity in the 1960s." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Clean Air Act of 1963, 1970 and 1990

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the three sets of federal programs to establish air quality goals and to impose pollution control.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Watts Riots 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1965, the Watts Riots broke out in an African American neighborhood in Los Angeles sparked by allegations of police brutality.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that was aimed at ending segregation and racial discrimination.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Tet Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tet Offensive, a massive surprise attack launched by the Vietnamese on January 30, 1968, was a turning point in the Vietnam War.
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Siteseen: American Historama: My Lai Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
The My Lai Massacre in 1968 saw the mass killing of unarmed South Vietnamese people, most of whom were old men, women, and children, by American troops.
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Siteseen: American Historama: The Black Panthers

For Students 9th - 10th
Black Panthers, founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966, preached black power, black nationalism, and economic self-sufficiency.