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LBJ -March 15, 1965: Speech Before Congress on Voting Rights "We Shall Overcome" Speech
LBJ -March 15, 1965: Speech Before Congress on Voting Rights "We Shall Overcome" Speech
Jon Meacham asserts that this the greatest speech made by an American president which is saying a lot compared to the Gettysburg Address, and the Lincoln and FDR Inaugurals , or Reagan after the Challenger. What stand out about this one however, is how much it has vanished from public memory of the 1960s
Somehow you never forget what poverty and hatred can do when you see its scars on the hopeful face of a young child.
to deny a man his hopes because of his color or race, his religion or the place of his birth—is not only to do injustice, it is to deny America and to dishonor the dead who gave their lives for American freedom.
Their cause must be our cause too. Because it is not just Negroes, but really it is all of us, who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome.
So I say to all of you here, and to all in the Nation tonight, that those who appeal to you to hold on to the past do so at the cost of denying you your future.
And I have not the slightest doubt that good men from everywhere in this country, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, from the Golden Gate to the harbors along the Atlantic, will rally together now in this cause to vindicate the freedom of all Americans. For all of us owe this duty; and I believe that all of us will respond to it.
We do have a right to protest, and a right to march under conditions that do not infringe the constitutional rights of our neighbors. And I intend to protect all those rights as long as I am permitted to serve in this office.
At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was at Lexington and Concord. So it was a century ago at Appomattox. So it was last week in Selma, Alabama.
But rarely in any time does an issue lay bare the secret heart of America itself.
#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)#President Lyndon Johnson#primary source
·millercenter.org·
LBJ -March 15, 1965: Speech Before Congress on Voting Rights "We Shall Overcome" Speech
Women's Rights Movement - 1970 NBC News Report - Reel America Preview 2
Women's Rights Movement - 1970 NBC News Report - Reel America Preview 2
Two minute video from April 1970 focusing on the Women's Rights movement in contraception and abortion which shows women at a congressional hearing. Audiences today might be surprised to see Senators smoking at a hearing concerning the health effects of contraception
#US II Unit 5: Civil Rights Movement#Women's Rights#primary source#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·youtube.com·
Women's Rights Movement - 1970 NBC News Report - Reel America Preview 2
Aquarius Wept - Esquire
Aquarius Wept - Esquire
Magazine article describes how that Age of Aquarius ended on a racetrack in California. If Woodstock was a midsummer night's dream, Altamont was a true witches sabbath.
#culture#primary source
·esquire.com·
Aquarius Wept - Esquire
Spiro Agnew, The Dangers of Constant Carnival
Spiro Agnew, The Dangers of Constant Carnival
Much of the conservative backlash to the youth revolt is captured in this transcript of a Spiro Agnew speech on October 30, 1970. Can students recognize these attacks on the "new left", that appeals to racial fears while complaining about the liberal mass-media? This can also be used as DBQ source material
#primary source
·wps.prenhall.com·
Spiro Agnew, The Dangers of Constant Carnival
Test Ban Treaty (1963)
Test Ban Treaty (1963)
On August 5, 1963, the Limited Test Ban Treaty was signed by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. After Senate approval, the treaty that went into effect on October 10, 1963, banned nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water.
#primary source
·ourdocuments.gov·
Test Ban Treaty (1963)
WSLS-TV (Roanoke, VA) News Film Collection, 1951 to 1971 - University of Virginia Library
WSLS-TV (Roanoke, VA) News Film Collection, 1951 to 1971 - University of Virginia Library

This collection of anchor scripts and film footage from a local Virginia television station can be mined for footage showing local impact of national events and trends. Yet in-between Vietnam and Civil Rights, there are many examples of what daily life was like for Americans in Virginia throughout this time period.

Click through the folders organized by year on the left and find clips by reading the brief synopsis of stories. There are many stories on beauty pageants, soap-box derbies, and car accidents. See how the fashion, technology and local interest define this time period.

Compare on contrast media stars (Cisco Kid star visits Roanoke in May 1954) or the excitement over the technology at a new bowling alley (April 1971). Better yet, listen to how political leaders use language differently (Gas tax increase in March, 1970)

#US History II#primary source
·search.lib.virginia.edu·
WSLS-TV (Roanoke, VA) News Film Collection, 1951 to 1971 - University of Virginia Library
Desert Sun 24 March 1969 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
Desert Sun 24 March 1969 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, was arrested after a concert in Miami for exposed himself on stage. He was convicted of indecent exposure and sentences to two years in jail though died while the case was on appeal. Three weeks after his arrest there was Rally for Decency at the Orange Bowl that was attended by more than 30,000. These are two events that evidence the culture divide in the country in the late 1960s
#primary source
·cdnc.ucr.edu·
Desert Sun 24 March 1969 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
Speech By Barbara Jordan on Impeachment July 25, 1974
Speech By Barbara Jordan on Impeachment July 25, 1974
This is the speech given by Representative Barbara Jordan (Democrat-Texas) reminding her colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee of the Constitutional basis for impeachment. ("A President Is Impeachable If He Attempts To Subvert The Constitution")
#US History#US History II#President Nixon#primary source#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·watergate.info·
Speech By Barbara Jordan on Impeachment July 25, 1974
What are the limits of Free Speech?
What are the limits of Free Speech?
Great debate series. Two short readings with comprehension and critical thinking questions. Richard Nixon's views written in 1985 against the publication of the Pentagon Papers is compared with the views of managing editor of the New York TImes
#Vietnam War#lesson plan#primary source#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·peterpappas.com·
What are the limits of Free Speech?
Nixon's Enemies List, from Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon's Enemies List, from Senate Watergate Committee
This memo was written by John Dean in August of 1971. It describes the manner in which the NIxon administration's "enemies" list can be weaponized to "screw our political enemies"; meaning, use the forces of the federal government against political opponents. Don't describe Watergate to students - just show them this memo and have them ask questions - this is perfectly accessible to students
#President Nixon#primary source#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·colorado.edu·
Nixon's Enemies List, from Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon's First Watergate Speech
Nixon's First Watergate Speech
Nixon's first televised speech, with video and transcript. The rhetorical devices can be shared with students - notice how he shifts subject at the end of the speech, notice how he calls the bombing of North Vietnam "his ordeal", notice how he tries to change conversation to dirty politics on all sides" - use this in its entirely - or cull out quotes for DBQ, or short doc analysis.
#President Nixon#lesson plan#primary source#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·watergate.info·
Nixon's First Watergate Speech
1969: Hippie High School - Album on Imgur
1969: Hippie High School - Album on Imgur
"Real history" for high school students might just be looking at themselves 45 years ago. This slide show of pictures from a California high school have remarkable quality, color and focus. They also show the suburbanization and consumerism of counterculture to show that this is anything but anti-conformist - or is it?
#historical pictures#primary source#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·imgur.com·
1969: Hippie High School - Album on Imgur
The Living Room Candidate - Commercials - 1972 - McGovern Welfare
The Living Room Candidate - Commercials - 1972 - McGovern Welfare
In this TV commercial for Richard Nixon's reelection in 1972, the narrator claims that George McGovern and the Democrats wanted to put more than 47% of the American population on welfare. Students could be shown this commercial and asked how much this sounds like something they would hear today. Was there anyway to fact check this information? After they agree that it was more difficult to fact check this information in 1972 - then how do we explain that it is not fact checked now, even though it could be?
#President Nixon#primary source#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·livingroomcandidate.org·
The Living Room Candidate - Commercials - 1972 - McGovern Welfare
1972 Nixon Campaign Internal Memoranda
1972 Nixon Campaign Internal Memoranda
This 172 pdf document can be skimmed by students to get an idea of how the president's viewed the race against McGovern in 1972. Teachers can direct students to "Ctrl-F" through "abortion", "crime", "experience", "Cold War" (and others). The questions to explore touch upon how reflective this is of the political climate in the early 1970s. More importantly, were these issues important to people, or made important to people through these campaigns?
#President Nixon#primary source#lesson plan#Free Range Lesson#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·nixonlibrary.gov·
1972 Nixon Campaign Internal Memoranda
Nixon before resignation and full speech, August 8, 1974 - YouTube
Nixon before resignation and full speech, August 8, 1974 - YouTube
Moments before he goes on-air to resign as President of the United States, Richard Nixon is calm and collected, joking with staff as they set up the pool feed. This is a 22 minute "raw", unedited video of the preparations for the speech. Teachers can show how the president of the United States prepares for a presentation - listen to him research sections of the speech.
#primary source#President Nixon#Historical video#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·youtube.com·
Nixon before resignation and full speech, August 8, 1974 - YouTube
Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising
Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising
Advertising is not part of the taught narrative canon but its value as a primary source of the second half of the 20th century is considerable. Teachers can simply set students loose in these tobacco ads - how can they help us understand the United States through this period?
#primary source#lesson plan#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·tobacco.stanford.edu·
Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising
Truth Tobacco Industry Documents
Truth Tobacco Industry Documents
Treasure trove of primary source documents related to smoking and the tobacco industry utterly unknown to the taught narrative canon of American history, but available to teachers nonetheless. Throw out that Jungle reading you've been using for years and give vaping students an experience in how the corporate sausage is really made
#primary source#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)#US II Unit 7: Rebellion and Reaction amid the Seventies Malaise (1972-1980)#US History II
·industrydocuments.ucsf.edu·
Truth Tobacco Industry Documents
Watts Riots - 1965 | Today in History | 11 Aug 16 - YouTube
Watts Riots - 1965 | Today in History | 11 Aug 16 - YouTube
2:45 newscast video of the Watts riots, short enough to show students are part of a lesson, HW or video DBQ. What language is used to describe what happened? How does the music shape the impression of the viewer? How can this fit into the Civil Rights movement or the growing conservative movement at the time?
#Historical video#primary source#US II Unit 5: Civil Rights Movement#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·youtube.com·
Watts Riots - 1965 | Today in History | 11 Aug 16 - YouTube
Howard W. Smith's addition of the word "sex" to the Civil Rights Act in an attempt to have the bill voted down
Howard W. Smith's addition of the word "sex" to the Civil Rights Act in an attempt to have the bill voted down
Howard Smith opposed the Civil Rights Bill in 1964 so he added the word "sex" to the bill, protecting women from employment discrimination. He thought that adding this to the bill would guarantee that it would fail. He was wrong. The legal protection of women in employment provided by the Civil Rights act was an accident
#Women's Rights#primary source#US II Unit 5: Civil Rights Movement#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·history.house.gov·
Howard W. Smith's addition of the word "sex" to the Civil Rights Act in an attempt to have the bill voted down