Sources for Timelines
On this page you will see the sources used for the Timelines and Event Breakdowns along with the Analysis. If you’d like to see the sources used for the Artist and Song Selection, please download the Excel Spreadsheet and look at the Sources columns.
Image Source: Freedom Riders attacked by Tommy Langston from the National Endowment for the Humanities, licensed under Public Domain
Works Cited
Anderson, Terry. 1999. The Sixties. Texas: Texas A&M University
Astor, Maggie. 2018. “‘The Whole World is Watching’: The 1968 Democratic National Convention, 50 Years Later.” The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/us/politics/chicago-1968-democratic-convention-.html
CrashCourse. 2022. “Martin Luther King, Jr.: Crash Course Black American History #36.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmeUT7zH62E&list=WL&index=2&pp=gAQBiAQB
CrashCourse. 2022. “The Black Panther Party: Crash Course Black American History #39.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao0Jozn_7HM&list=WL&index=2&pp=gAQBiAQB
CrashCourse. 2013. “The 1960s in America: Crash Course US History #40.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXFb1sMa38&list=WL
Daddis, Gregory A. 2020. “President Nixon’s Invasion of Cambodia 50 years ago spurred Congress to act.” Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/30/president-nixons-invasion-cambodia-50-years-ago-spurred-congress-act/
Edy, Jill A. 2024. “Watts Riots of 1965.” Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Watts-Riots-of-1965
Galvan, Jojo. 2022. “The Chicago 7 Trial.” Chicago History Museum. https://www.chicagohistory.org/chicagoseven/
Hautzinger, Daniel. 2019. “Chicago’s Forgotten ‘Days of Rage.’” WTTW. https://interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2019/10/08/days-rage
Henwood, Bridgett. 2017. “The history of American protest music, from “Yankee Doodle” to Kendrick Lamar.” Vox. https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/4/12/14462948/protest-music-history-america-trump-beyonce-dylan-misty
History Colored. 2022. “1950s – 7 Historical Events that happened in the 1950s.” History Colored. https://historycolored.com/articles/9674/1950s-7-historical-events-that-happened-in-the-1950s/
History.com Editors. 2024. “Birmingham Church Bombing.” History. https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/birmingham-church-bombing
History.com Editors. 2023. “My Lai Massacre.” History. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/my-lai-massacre-1
History.com Editors. 2020. “Paris Peace Accords signed.” History. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-peace-accords-signed
History.com Editors. 2024. “Robert F. Kennedy is fatally shot.” History. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-kennedy-is-assassinated
History.com Editors. 2020. “The 1960s History.” History. https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/1960s-history
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Jaynes, Gerald D. 2024. “Little Rock Nine.” Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Little-Rock-Nine
Johnson, Hayes. 2008. “1968 Democratic Convention.” Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/1968-democratic-convention-931079/
Khan Academy Editors. n.d. “Liberation Movements of the 1970s.” Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1970s-america/a/liberation-movements-1970s
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Luebering, J.E. 2024. “American Indian Movement.” Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Indian-Movement
Metcalf, Meg. n.d. “The History of Pride: How Activists Fought to Create LGBTQ+ Pride.” Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/ghe/cascade/index.html?appid=90dcc35abb714a24914c68c9654adb67
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N.A. n.d. “Earth Day.” Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/april-22/#:~:text=to%20this%20page-,Earth%20Day,sites%20across%20the%20United%20States
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N.A. 2017. “Remembering ‘Bloody Thursday’: 1969 People’s Park Riot.” The Daily Californian. https://www.dailycal.org/archives/remembering-bloody-thursday-1969-peoples-park-riot/article_ceeeccea-fecc-57bf-bf69-0831c0942918.html
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N.A. n.d. “Take New York City Out of the War: Protesting Vietnam 1965-1975.” Museum of the City of New York. https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/take-new-york-city-out-war#:~:text=On%20April%2015%2C%201967%2C%20as,leading%20the%20way
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N.A. n.d. “The Evolution of Music: The Music Revolution of the 1960s.” Reader’s Digest. https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/music/the-evolution-of-music-the-music-revolution-of-the-1960s
N.A. n.d. “The Trail of Broken Treaties, 1972.” NPS. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/trail-of-broken-treaties.htm
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N.A. n.d. “Twenty-Sixth Amendment.” Constitution Annotated. https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-26/
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N.A. n.d. “Workers United: The Delano Grape Strike and Boycott.” NPS. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/workers-united-the-delano-grape-strike-and-boycott.htm
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NPR Staff. 2013. “Bob Dylan’s Tribute to Medgar Evers Took on the Big Picture.” NPR. https://www.npr.org/2013/06/12/190743651/bob-dylans-tribute-to-medgar-evers-took-on-the-big-picture
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Rosenberg, Jennifer. 2020. “A Brief Timeline of the 1950s.” ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/1950s-timeline-1779952
Swift, John. 2024. “Fall of Saigon.” Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Fall-of-Saigon
The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. 2024. “Equal Rights Amendment.” Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Equal-Rights-Amendment
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The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. 2024. “National Organization for Women.” Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Organization-for-Women
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The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. 2024. “Stonewall Riots.” Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Stonewall-riots
The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. 2024. “Tet Offensive.” Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tet-Offensive
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