The 60s
Lesson Plans
- http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst204.html
- Description
: Moot court activity that examines some major cases during the 1960's to make students aware of the impact that the Warren Court decisions had on society and to understand the significance of recent constitutional history in their own lives.
- Source
: Joan Thompson, Blackfoot High School, ID
Websites
http://lists.village.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Exhibits.html
Description: Work of humanities scholars working together on the Internet to use electronic resources to provide routes of collaboration and make available primary & secondary sources for researchers, students, teachers, writers and librarians interested in the Sixties. Includes exhibits with protests, buttons, posters, etc.
Source: Kali Tal, Lecturer in Comparative Cultural & Literary Studies, Univ. of Arizona
- The Psychedelic ‘60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change
- http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/sixties/index.html
- Description
: Online exhibit about America in the 1960's represents a collaboration of two literary collections from the University of Virginia Library. There are images and exhibits on music, personalities, art, literature, and other aspects of sixties culture.
- Source
: Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
- The Impact of 60s Rock n Roll
- http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/posters/rr.html
- Description
: Using posters as a starting point, this section explores the images inspired the San Francisco sound of the 1960s. Some of these images are downloadable JPEG files and there is a RealAudio interview with Bill Graham discussing the concert posters.
- Source
: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Berkeley in the 60s: Days of Cal
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/calhistory/60s.html
Description: A summary of the events at Berkeley from 1964-1974. Includes links to handbills handed out by the protesting students.
Source: Bancroft Library, University of California-Berkeley
How to Protest With Authentic '60s Slogans
http://oldies.about.com/library/howto/htslogan.htm
Description: List and background of popular ‘60s slogans. Links at the bottom lead to articles on the development of 60s music, hotlists of sites on oldies music and more.
Source: About.com Oldies Music