by Harvard Sitkoff

Forty years after it ended, the 1960s remains the most consequential and controversial decade of the twentieth century. It would dawn bright with hope and idealism, see the liberal state attain its mightiest reforms and reach, and end in discord and disillusionment. Many would remember it nostalgically, and perhaps many more would describe it as an era of irresponsible excess.More »

Essays

Photograph of President John F. Kennedy, 1961. (Library of Congress Prints and P

John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

Author: Michael Nelson Curriculum Subjects: Government and Civics Grade Levels:
Corwin, Robert, photographer. Phil Ochs, Newport Folk Festival, 1966. Photograph

The Sixties and Protest Music

Author: Kerry Candaele Curriculum Subjects: Art, Government and Civics Grade Levels: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
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Robert F. Kennedy on Vietnam, 1967

Creator: Robert F. Kennedy Curriculum Subjects: Government and Civics, World History Grade Levels:
Ronald Reagan to Glenn Dumke, August 15, 1967. (GLC04929)

Ronald Reagan on the unrest on college campuses, 1967

Creator: Ronald Reagan Curriculum Subjects: Grade Levels:
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Teaching Resources

Analyzing Protest Songs of the 1960s

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Multimedia

Political and Social Legacies of the Sixties

Speaker(s): Michael Flamm Duration: 0 seconds

Religion vs. Spirituality in 1960s America

Speaker(s): Michael Kazin Duration: 0 seconds

The Changing Face of the Supreme Court in American History

Speaker(s): A.E. Dick Howard Duration: 0 seconds
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Recommended Resources

Flamm, Michael W. and David Steigerwald. Debating the 1960s: Liberal, Conservative, and Radical Perspectives. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2008.

Bloch, Avital H., and Lauri Umansky, eds. Impossible to Hold: Women and Culture in the 1960’s. New York: New York University Press, 2005.

Parmet, Herbert S. Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy. New York: Dial Press, 1980.

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