The Turbulent 60s - 1963 (hardcover edition) (The Turbulent 60s)

Greenhaven Press's The Turbulent 60s series explores a remarkably influential decade in American history. Each anthology in this ten-volume set covers one year from the 1960s and offers an array of primary and secondary sources that illuminate that year's major events and developments. The civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Kennedy assassination, the Woodstock music festival, and other social, cultural, and political events are brought to life through primary documents and retrospective analysis. A short summary introduces each article and provides context and biographical information. A comprehensive introduction examines the prevailing trends and mood of the year. Additional features of the series include a chronology of events for easy reference, an annotated table of contents, and a bibliography and index to facilitate further research. The Turbulent 60s series captures both the turmoil and optimism that marked a decade of dramatic change in America. In 1963 civil rights violence created tension for proponents on both sides of the civil rights debate. This anthology chronicles such landmark events as Alabama governor George Wallace's famous blockade in front of the school house door of the University of Alabama, the Sixteenth Baptist Street Church bombing, Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic march on Washington, and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.