Government
This president's assassination in 1963 has been the source of numerous conspiracy theories over the years.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Americans who opposed the Vietnam War, often calling for withdrawal or peace, were known by this nickname.
What are "Doves"?
In 1967, hippies converged on San Francisco's Haight Asbury neighborhood for the summer, which was given this three-word nickname.
What is the "Summer of Love"?
Protesters walking together in organized groups to demand civil rights reforms are participating in this type of demonstration.
What are marches?
This is the nickname for a large group of children being born after WW2, leading to women being expected to return to taking care of children in the 1950s.
What is the "Baby Boom"?
President Lyndon B. Johnson's program to create a second New Deal was given what two-word nickname?
Americans who supported U.S. involvement in Vietnam but who were unwilling to go to war themselves were known by this avian nickname.
What are "Chickenhawks"?
The counterculture's focus on "Free Love" was made possible by the FDA's approval of this medication in 1960?
What is birth control or "The Pill"?
This form of protest involves refusing to use certain services or buy products to force economic change.
What is a boycott?
One of these items, which now alerts to severe weather, is located at the football field here at Waggener High School and warned people in St. Matthews about possible nuclear attacks.
This social program created by LBJ still provides healthcare for low-income Americans.
What is Medicaid?
What is France?
Many hippies participated in protests against this war in Southeast Asia.
What is Vietnam?
This is the nickname for the group of students who were the first to desegregate Central High School in Arkansas.
Who are the Little Rock 9?
To show that the US was different from the "godless communists," this phrase was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954.
What is "Under God"?
This landmark 1964 law outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
This group of "underground" soldiers in Vietnam were said to have an extremely low life expectancy.
What are "tunnel rats"?
Hippies were known for using many mind-altering drugs, including marijuana and this other drug, commonly referred to as "acid."
What is LSD?
This group of activists created the nation's first free breakfast programs and medical clinics, and supported armed self defense for Black Americans.
Who were the Black Panthers?
The lynching of this 14-year-old child in 1955 in Mississippi was a foundational memory for many in the civil rights movement.
Who was Emmett Till?
The centerpiece for President Lyndon Johnson's legislative agenda was this "war" - not on a country, but on a concept.
What is the "War on Poverty"?
This was the nickname of daily, often inaccurate, US military press briefings during the Vietnam War.
What are "five o'clock follies"?
Instead of consumerism, many young people favored this practice of using natural resources wisely to ensure they’re available for future generations.
What is Sustainability?
This famous civil rights activist in Mississippi helped investigate the lynching of Emmett Till, pushed for voting rights for Black Americans, and was assassinated in his own driveway in 1963.
Who was Medgar Evers?
This Louisville couple helped a Black family buy a house in the all-white neighborhood of Shiveley, leading to them being accused of Communism and charged with Sedition and conspiracy.
Who were the Bradens (Anne & Carl Braden)?