The Sixties

Books you can take with you are in this number range:

• 323
• 372
• 629
• 920
• 973
• B (Biographies)

When searching our catalog use these keywords:

• Space, Moon, Apollo
• Civil Rights, Protests
• The name of a specific person - i.e. John F. Kennedy
• The specific incident -i.e. sit ins
• A specific place -i.e. Vietnam

Helpful reference books:

• Ref 973 Ame: The American Scene: v8 
• Ref 973 Har: The Timetables of African-American History
• Ref 973 Mil: Words That Built a Nation

WMS Library Computer Resources:

Click on the title below to go to the site. See Mrs. Mazza for passwords.

• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
• SIRS Discoverer
• Thomson/Gale (Junior Reference Center)
         

Websites

• The Civil Rights Era
  Features primary documments such as newspapers, photos and artwork about events from the early 1950's though the 1960's.
• Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
  Click on "Eras in Black History" then "1954 - present" then "Civil Rights and Politics" or "Civil Rights, Politics and Business--Biographies" for information as well as audio and video clips.
• Greensboro Sit-Ins
  Original new stories, Timeline and audio clips.
• Battle Notes: Music of the Vietnam War
  Links to specific types of protest music.
• Vietnam Fueled Pop Protest Songs 
  Article from Knight Rider Newspapers about the influence of protest music on the Vietnam War.
• Protest Songs of the 1960's 
  Listen to audio clips.
• The Events: A Chronology Of US Involvement  In The Vietnam War
  Timeline with links to info.
• Biography of John F. Kennedy
  The official White House biography.
• JFK
  Another short biography.
• Space Race  
  An Exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum 
• A Giant Leap for Mankind
  Life Magazine Covers the Space Race from Sputnik to Appollo