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.
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
