A Summary
Welcome to the 1960s! Few years hold as much diversity in their events as the 1960s, and it makes for a hugely interesting museum of important facts and events. The 1960s was very much about peace, but it was also tumultuous and there were violent parts to it in events like protests for rights and the Vietnam war. There were many events such as these, in all ranges of topic from social to political to environmental happenings.
There were great strides taken in Civil Rights and the Voting Act, with political protests making change for the better. There were the great american artists of the time, like the Beach Boys and Marilyn Monroe. There was the Vietnam war and the movements both supporting and protesting it. There was the Rock and Roll and Hippie movement, which was the cornerstone of the social scene of the 1960s.
Overall the 1960s was about the individual, their rights and their life and their struggle. Most all of the events of the 1960s can be connected to this theme. With the war raging in Vietnam the Hippie movement sought peace and non violence. Music events like Woodstock preached that same idea of peace. Politics reflected the social dynamic as people fought for their rights as a human being. The 1960s was very much about individuality and it is reflected in this museum of the decade.
There were great strides taken in Civil Rights and the Voting Act, with political protests making change for the better. There were the great american artists of the time, like the Beach Boys and Marilyn Monroe. There was the Vietnam war and the movements both supporting and protesting it. There was the Rock and Roll and Hippie movement, which was the cornerstone of the social scene of the 1960s.
Overall the 1960s was about the individual, their rights and their life and their struggle. Most all of the events of the 1960s can be connected to this theme. With the war raging in Vietnam the Hippie movement sought peace and non violence. Music events like Woodstock preached that same idea of peace. Politics reflected the social dynamic as people fought for their rights as a human being. The 1960s was very much about individuality and it is reflected in this museum of the decade.