front 1 New Frontier | back 1 A term used by President John F. Kennedy to describe his agenda aimed at addressing domestic issues and advancing civil rights during the early 1960s. |
front 2 Freedom Rides | back 2 Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 to challenge non-enforcement of Supreme Court decisions. |
front 3 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom | back 3 A large-scale rally held in 1963 advocating for civil and economic rights for African Americans, famously where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. |
front 4 Civil Rights Act of 1964 | back 4 Landmark legislation that prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, and aimed to end segregation in schools and public places. |
front 5 Freedom Summer | back 5 A 1964 campaign to increase voter registration among African Americans in Mississippi, which highlighted the struggle for civil rights and voter access. |
front 6 Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party | back 6 A political party formed in 1964 to challenge the legitimacy of the all-white Mississippi Democratic Party, advocating for voting rights for African Americans. |
front 7 Voting Rights Act | back 7 A 1965 law that aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans, providing federal oversight of voter registration and elections in areas with a history of discrimination. |
front 8 Black Panther Party | back 8 A revolutionary socialist organization founded in 1966 that advocated for armed self-defense against police brutality and promoted community social programs. |
front 9 Great Society | back 9 A set of domestic programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice, including Medicare and Medicaid. |
front 10 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | back 10 A congressional resolution passed in 1964 that authorized President Johnson to use military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war. |
front 11 Tet Offensive | back 11 A large-scale surprise attack by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces against South Vietnam in January 1968, marking a pivotal point in the Vietnam War. |
front 12 Students for a Democratic Society | back 12 A student activist organization founded in 1960 that was central to the New Left movement, advocating for civil rights, anti-war protests, and social justice. |
front 13 Port Huron Statement | back 13 A 1962 manifesto by the Students for a Democratic Society outlining their vision for a more participatory democracy and critiquing the status quo. |
front 14 Free Speech Movement | back 14 A student-led protest in 1964 at the University of California, Berkeley, advocating for political free speech and academic freedom on campus |
front 15 Counterculture | back 15 A social movement in the 1960s and 1970s characterized by the rejection of mainstream values, including opposition to the Vietnam War and the promotion of peace, love, and alternative lifestyles. |