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1960 a time of change

By Shrmeeka

  • Thats what I want

    Thats what I want
    Motown releases its first hit, “Money (That’s What I Want)”, sung by Barrett Strong, written by Berry Gordy, Jr. and Janie Bradford.

  • SCLC

    SCLC
    New Georgia EncyclopidiaDr. Martin Luther King, Jr., moves Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to Atlanta; serves as President. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, often referred to as the SCLC, was one of the most significant participants in the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The organization is still active on issues of social justice. Although it has been active and influential in other southern states, this national organization has always been based in Atlanta, and Georgia ha

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    he Vietnam War officially begins, as the first American helicopters arrive in Saigon along with 400 U.S. personnel.

  • Vetinam War

    Vietnam War: The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers will be sent to Vietnam.

  • Freedom riders

    Freedom riders
    Freedom Riders, sponsored by Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to protest racial segregation in transportation services, are subjected to physical violence and arson.

  • The Twist

    The Twist
    Chubby Checker causes international dance craze with his recording of “The Twist”.

  • JAZZ #1

    JAZZ #1
    Top jazz performers are Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Dave Brubeck.

  • I have a dream speech

    I have a dream speech
    Led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., more than 125,000 people march for civil rights down Woodward Ave. in Detroit. King first delivers “I Have a Dream” speech, which is recorded on the Gordy label.

  • JFK

    JFK
    John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

  • A better America

    A better America
    President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.

  • Freedom of information act

    Freedom of information act
    President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act, which goes into effect the following year.

  • Marshal

    Marshal
    Thurgood Marshall is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson.

  • Black power

    Black power
    Track stars and Olympic athletes Tommy Smith (first place) and John Carlos (third place) raise clenched fists at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City; both are suspended form competition for displaying the “Black Power” salute.

  • The Moon Man

    Apollo 11 space flight lands lunar module on moon; Neil Armstrong is first man to walk on the moon’s surface.

  • The Jackson 5

    The Jackson 5
    The Jackson Five perform at the Daisy Disco in Los Angeles with an introduction by Diana Ross.