Sights and Sounds of the Sixties

Americans in the 1960’s were both united and divided by the challenges and tragedies of the time. As we prepare to study the 1960’s, write reflections based on the following prompts:

1. As a response to anti-American protest both in and outside the United States, Johnny Cash wrote the songs, Ragged Old Flag and The Song of the Patriot. The songs make me think about………..

2. The news bulletin of the assassination of President Kennedy made me think about…..

    

    

    

3. The sights, sounds and words spoken during Martin Luther King’s March on Washington made me think about…..

    

    

    

4. Jimi Hendrix’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner played at the Woodstock festival made me feel…..

    

    

    

5. Based on what you have heard and seen today, which situation(s) do you think most united Americans? Which situations most divided them? Explain your answers.