the sixties

The Sixties Many social changes that were addresses in the 1960s are still the issues being confronted today. The ‘60s was a decade of social and political upheaval. Inspite of all the turmoil, there were some positive results: the civil rights revolution, John F. Kennedy’s bold vision of a new frontier, and the breathtaking advances in space, helped bring about progress and prosperity. However, there was alot of negative effects: student and anti-war protest …

…of Watts California, pillaged, burned and killed, while 500 policemen and 5000 nation guardsmen struggled in vain to contain their fury. Hour after hour, the toll mounted: 27 dead at the week’s end, nearly 600 injured, 1700 arrested, and property damage well over $100 million. The 1960s could definitely be considered the most controversial decade of this century. Hippies, racism, drugs, war, and breaking every rule that had ever been set gave this time a very deserved place in history.