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The 1950s and the 1960s had many similarities, though they had many differences as well. Their similarities and differences include: the politics, the economy, the society, and the culture of both decades. In the 1950s, North Korea moved into South Korea and began a civil war between the two parallel countries. The reason for this dispute was the border lines as well as guerrilla fighting in the South, which created a greater tension on the issue. The reason why the U.S entered the Korean War was so that the Soviet Union would not gain another nation and, in turn, more power. Like the 50s, our country was also at war with another country in the 60s. This time, the U.S was at war with Vietnam. The U.S entered the war because the

Within such a short time period you see so much anger, violence, triumphs, heartbreak, and social change. The author explicit states each of his central concepts such as the Vietnam War, Civil Rights, and student action making it easier for the reader to follow along and understand the importance these movements had in motivating and changing America. He divulges great evidence to support his central topics with sit-ins that occurred during the south, recollection of horror stories told by soldiers coming back from the war, and the amount of college protests that lit up America from California to Chicago. The evidence given it not only adequate but helpful in adding to the readers understanding about what the sixties truly

The civil rights movement of the sixties is one of the most controversial times of the last century. Many, if not all, who lived through that time, and the generations following were enormously impacted. At the time passions ran so high that violence at peaceful

The 1960s was an era of the civil rights movements that African Americans held to end segregation and racism. Although African Americans faced abundance of hindrances throughout their strive for equality, they responded with increased courage, hope and determination.

The Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland, California in 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Originally intended to be a patrol force against police brutality in black communities, the Black Panther Party came to play an important role in the later years of the civil rights movement. This was due in large part to its Ten Point Program, which resulted in the implementation of many social programs, including the Free Breakfast for School Children in 1969. The social programs carried out by the Black Panther Party inspired change during the civil rights movement. The party succeeded in achieving certain goals from their Ten Point Program, and while the Black Panther Party was eventually disbanded in 1982, it still played a significant

The 1960s was an era of United States history that is riddled with civil disquiet. The years leading up to this era were full of racism and discrimination towards African Americans living all over the U.S. By the time that the 1960s arrived, the Civil Rights had been building in power under the guidance of several small groups. With the 1960s came to prominent leaders of the Civil Rights movement. Malcolm X advocated the use of violence to express how serious African Americans were about being treated fairly. Martin Luther King, Jr. was just as serious about proving the point, but wholly believed in the power of peacefully protesting. While the methodology of these two men couldn't be more opposite, both desired to see a change in how African

Keep in mind that during 1966 the United States was in the midst of a historical transition as just two years earlier President Lyndon B. Johnson had signed the Civil Rights Act outlawing all forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation. The act created serious tension among whites and blacks as a majority of whites refused to accept the change and the blacks were free to fight back against those who refused. In the end the tension provoked many hostile riots and fights to breakout all over the U.S. The year 1966 also marked the start of the Black Power movement, which was maintained until the 1970’s. The movement brought together black collective interest that consisted of racial pride, political goals, establishment of other social institutions, and most importantly a continued defense against racial oppression.

During the 1960s the United States was going through a lot of social changes. One of the major trends was the widespread use of illicit drugs. The most common drugs used were hallucinogens, marijuana and LSD. Two men, Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey, were known as "the so-called acid gurus" of the sixties. They helped gain the recognition of LSD seemingly overnight. Leary and Kesey made very public exploitations and wrote many books to explain and vilify this phenomenon. It all happened so suddenly and soon after young men were wearing long hair and growing beards and the women dressed like peasants and wearing psychedelic colors. All of them dirty, drugged and carefree. They were known as hippies. Being a hippie was the

In the 1960’s America went through many cultural changes. Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights activist, delivered his famous, “I have a dream” speech. African Americans were fighting for peace, freedom and equality. The United States was involved in the Vietnam War, committed to anti-communism. African Americans were deployed to Vietnam. The Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement coincided. African Americans believed fighting for democracy abroad would help gain civil rights at home.

The Black Panther Party or BPP was founded 1966 in Oakland California. The cofounders of the Black Panther Party were Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Newton and Seale met when they were attending the merit college in Oakland, California (Hillard ix). The party was based on the teaching of Malcolm X. Malcolm X taught that force is the only way to defend oneself which related to a desired goal which was to liberate the African American community (Caprini 1).

The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by party members Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in the city of Oakland, California. The party was established to help further the movement for African American liberation, which was growing rapidly throughout the sixties because of the civil rights movement and the work of Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King. The Party disembodied itself from the non-violence stance of Dr. King and chose to organize around a platform for "self-defense", (which later became

Black people in the 1960s didn’t walk with prided,they walked with fear for what's gonna happen to them.African Americans weren’t getting medical health care,lived urban areas ,and had a lot of police violence.The police behaviors is what really made African American irritated.The police would jump on them,beat them up,and put a gun to their head. Until 2 junior college students from decided to create The Black Panthers.The Black Panther served as a way to protect black residents and them together.The Black Panthers were founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland California.

The Party was formed in an attempt to gain freedom and equal rights from their white contemporaries. From the very beginning of the existence of the Party, Seale and Newton wrote out very specific goals that they would set out to accomplish: the 10-point program. The goals of the 10-point program ranged from reasonable and attainable aims, such as the fight for decent housing, to the more extreme, such as calling for the exemption of all black people from the military, as well as demanding for full employment among all black citizens. In order to meet their goals, the Black Panthers focused a lot of their time and energy on trying to end political and economic oppression. By 1968, the party had expanded into many cities across the United States, and its membership had reached a maximum of 10,000 members, helping the party expand its beliefs across the country.

Around 1966, the Black Panther Party was founded. It was a Black political organization, solely for Self-Defensive purposes. The Black Panther Party originated in Oakland, California. The main founders were Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. There were six members of the Black Panthers included Sherman Forte, Elbert “Big Man” Howard, Little Bobby Hutton, Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, and Reggie Forte. These six people were the very important in making this party. “They adopted the Black Panther symbol from an independent political party

At the start of the 1960s, many Americans perceived that they were at the emergence of a golden age. With the election of John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961, the charismatic President’s confidence, as one historian put it, was which “the government possessed big answers to big problems.” However, that golden age never appeared. Surprisingly though, by the end of the 1960s, it seemed that the nation was falling apart. With the themes reflecting freedom, equality, and democracy during this era, this reflection will focus upon the social and political changes that reinforced these concepts, using the textbook, Give Me Liberty, and other readings, including Out of This Furnace and Coming of Age in Mississippi.