The 1960's - H-B Woodlawn

Recommended Databases:

US History in Context – begin with a reference article from a specialized encyclopedia, then move on to find videos, magazine and journal articles as well as primary sources in this database.
Proquest E-book Central
JSTOR
Use Academic One File in the Gale list of databases to find more.

In our book collection…

go to Dewey Decimal # 320-369 for books on law and social justice. Use books around 973.9 to find reference books, primary sources about the 1960’s.

Podcasts- download and listen, or view on your device:

Missouri State University offers free podcasts (with video) for an American
History course that begins after the Civil War. Just go to I-tunes Store and
search under “I-tunes U.” It’s free. Here’s a direct link.
Teaching American History link has a few.

Primary Sources and more from the Web:

For university preparation, it’s good to give yourself as much experience with research databases as possible to find primary sources. We’ve collected important primary source portals from the Web at H-B’s Primary Source Portal.

Finding a Topic around which to develop your research question:

Explore the timeline you’ve been given. Explore the relevant categories ESPRAT+G for questions that are most compelling to you and your partners and explore the very VISUAL library books. Zero in on what makes you most CURIOUS and within the first week, have it developed into an overarching question. supported by 3 more narrow focus questions.

For example:

How did minorities and others fight of their freedom and liberty in the sixties?
How were the protests of young people reflected in new artistic forms in the sixties?
To what extent did the involvement of celebrities such as folk musicians force an end to US involvement in the Vietnam War?
To what extent was “hippie culture” only practiced by wealthy white college kids, and not people from other socio-economic groups?
How did US efforts to contain communism overseas in ___ represent a conflict for American values?
To what extent did the artists __, __ and __ represent “rebellion” against traditional art forms during the 1960’s?
How did the use of “Agent Orange” incite hatred against American involvement in Vietnam in the 1960s?
More sample questions about the 1960s.

Supreme Court Cases:

Engel v. Vitale (1962) – overview
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) – overview
Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) – overview
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) – overview
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) – overview
Miranda v. Arizona (1966) – overview
Loving v. Virginia (1967) – overview
Tinker v. DesMoines (1969) – overview

Need more topic ideas? Gale’s US History in Context can really help.