[Dummies 01] • The '60s For Dummies by Cassity, Brian -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Contents Introduction

About This Book What You’re Not to Read Conventions Used In This Book Foolish Assumptions How This Book Is Organized Icons Used In This Book Where to Go from Here

Part I : Acting Presidential: Viewing the Decade from the Top Chapter 1: The Times They Are A-Changin’

Surveying the Political Landscape Viewing Issues in Black and White Fighting the War in Vietnam — At Home and Abroad Fighting for Equality Living a New Way

Chapter 2: Enter JFK: A New Era

Inspiring America: Kennedy and the Power of Rhetoric Exploring Camelot Fighting in the Cold War Detailing a Fateful Day in Dallas

Chapter 3: LBJ and the Great Society

Learning the Game: Early Service in the House and Senate The Unexpected Promotion: The Death of JFK The 1964 Presidential Race Back to the Great Society and the War on Poverty Guns or Butter? The Tragedy of Vietnam

Chapter 4: Richard Nixon: Cold War Warrior

Getting Started: Nixon’s Early Life Taking Another Shot: The 1968 Race Taking the Presidential Reins Running for Reelection

Part II : Marching toward Freedom: The Civil Rights Movement Chapter 5: Establishing a Firm Foundation

The Post–Civil War Era and Jim Crow Demanding a Place in American Society Enduring the Brutality of Racial Violence Integrating the Schools Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott The Civil Rights Act of 1957

Chapter 6: Sitting, Riding, and Marching for Freedom

Preaching Nonviolence: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Opening the Lunch Counters: The Sit-In Movement Making Alphabet Soup: CORE, SCLC, SNCC, and NAACP Going on a Road Trip: Freedom Rides Shaking the Nation: Turning Points in 1963 Heating It Up: Freedom Summer The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Chapter 7: Embracing Black Power

Marching from Selma to Montgomery Winning the Voting Rights Act Rioting in the Cities Pressing for Economic Empowerment Being Black and Proud Fighting with the Black Panthers Black Empowerment: The Legacy of the ’60s

Part III : Fighting for Peace: Vietnam and the Antiwar Movement Chapter 8: Welcome to Vietnam

Enter America: The Last Chapter of the Long Vietnamese Struggle Americanizing the War Committing U.S. Troops: Shifting from Advisors to Combatants The Tet Offensive of 1968

Chapter 9: Speaking Out against the War

The Diversity of Dissent The Emerging Antiwar Movement Turning Up the Heat The Turning Point in 1968 Confrontation in Chicago Winding Down the War

Chapter 10: Shifting the Burden: Leaving Vietnam

The Aftermath of Tet Playing the Cold War Card Taking Initial Steps Toward Vietnamization Feeding the Protest Fires Widening the War Coming to a Head: The Easter Offensive Clearing the Last Hurdles to Peace

Part IV : Starting a Revolution: Social Upheaval and Angst Chapter 11: Leaning to the Left

Left Wing of the American Eagle: Liberal and Socialist Politics before the 1960s Birthing the New Left Fighting for Free Speech Participating in Student Society

Chapter 12: I Am Woman: From the Frying Pan into the Fire

Exposing the Feminine Mystique Looking to the Government with Mixed Results Coming Together to Build a Movement Getting Radical Getting It On: The Power of the Pill Facing a Backlash: Men and Women Fight Back Leaving a Legacy

Chapter 13: Protesting for Equality and Pushing for Change

¡Sí, Se Puede! Cesar Chavez and Latino Activism Leaving the Reservation Opening the Closet Door Preserving the Status Quo: The Conservatives

Part V : Tuning In, Turning On, and Dropping Out: Transforming American Culture Chapter 14: Far Out: The Counterculture

Chapter 15: A Long, Strange Trip: Music in the 1960s

This Ain’t Your ’50s Rock ’n’ Roll The World before the Beatles The British Invasion Singing with the Revolution Coming Together and Falling Apart: The Music Festivals

Chapter 16: Exploring Pop Culture

Stylin’ in the ’60s Bringing Society to the Big Screen A Hair-Raising Experience: The ’60s Make It to Broadway Reflecting Life on the Small Screen Poking Serious Fun: The New Comedians Hitting the Books Changing Perspective: Pop, Op, and Psychedelic Art Playing the Game Walking the Talk

Part VI : The Part of Tens Chapter 17: Ten Years of Hit Songs

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

Chapter 18: Ten Movies to Take You Back in Time

Malcolm X Ali Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Thirteen Days The Green Berets Hamburger Hill Platoon Good Morning, Vietnam American Graffiti The Graduate Easy Rider Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music

Chapter 19: Ten Things You Could Get for $1

Three Gallons of Gas 20 First-Class Postage Stamps A Hamburger with Fries, Salad, and Dessert A Gallon of Milk (And Other Groceries) Ten Razor Blades (And Other Toiletries) Enough Aspirin for 50 Headaches (And Other Meds) Numerous Copies of Your Favorite Magazine or Newspaper A Paper Dress (For You, Not a Doll) A Home Decoration or Two A Six-Pack of Beer

Appendix: Taking a Trip through Time