The 1960's began on January 1st and ended on December 31st 1969. This era was a young society nearly half of America's society was under the age of 18. American teenagers have 22 billion dollars at their disposal. Theres a revolution of music, drugs, sexuality and schooling. Some say it was a decade of irresponsible excess, decay of social order and flamboyance. It was also a time of racism against blacks and sexism against women.
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YouthAt this time America's just coming out of its up-tight culture, after the war ended. The new youths are deviant and exploring new things. Fun time for white people
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RacismThe 1960's was a decade full of black and white tension.People like Martin Luther King gave speeches trying to convince people to change their way of thinking
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MusicIn this time music comes of age. Rock and Roll make a big impact on charts. Songwriting begins to get social conscious and political statements. In the late 60's a form of music is formed called hippie
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