Student Site

Chapter 27: A Decade of Rebellion and Reform, 1960-1968

Links

    Cuban Missile Crisis Documents,
"The Yale University Law School's archive of documents on Foreign Relations of the United States: 1961-1963 Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath. This site is an excellent collection of primary source documents, including memorandum from top U.S. government officials regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis, communications between President Kennedy and USSR Chairman Khrushchev and telegraphs from the State Department."*

    Free Speech Movement Archives, http://www.straw.com/fsm-a/index.html
"A collection of speeches, leaflets, interviews, memoirs, and audio clips documenting the Free Speech Movement (FSM). Established by FSM veterans, the archives also include a photo gallery and an examination of FSM historiography."*

    John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, http://www.cs.umb.edu/~rwhealan/jfk/main.html
"A large collection of records from the presidency of John F. Kennedy. The John F. Kennedy Library, one of ten presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, hosts and maintains the site. The Reference Desk area contains frequently requested information, including transcripts and recordings of JFK's speeches, a database of his executive orders, and a number of other resources."*

    Mississippi Civil Rights Oral History Bibliography,
http://www-dept.usm.edu/~mcrohb/
"Oral history transcripts of proponents and opponents of the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi. Established by the University of Southern Mississippi and the Tougaloo College Archives, the site also contains relevant links and a bibliography of other transcripts available through the archives."*

    The NSA and the Cuban Missile Crisis, http://nsa.gov:8080/docs/cuba
"A synopsis of the Cuban Missile Crisis and an archive of relevant primary documents. Maintained by the National Security Agency (NSA), the site includes NSA communiqués and reports on U.S. relations with Cuba, and is organized chronologically."*

* sv. "Links",  http://bedfordstmartins.com/tap/

Primary Documents

    Equal Pay Act of 1963

    Tax Reduction Act

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Economic Opportunity Act

    Wilderness Preservation Act

    Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    Medical Care Act

    Voting Rights Act

      Executive Order 11246

    National Arts and Humanities Act

    Water Quality Act

    Immigration and Nationality Act

    Air Quality Act

    Higher Education Act

    National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act

    Highway Safety Act

    Model Cities Act

    Executive Order 11246 extension

    Civil Rights Act of 1968

    National Housing Act

    Voting Rights Act

    Baker v. Carr

    Miranda v. Arizona

    Abington School District v. Schempp
 

Maps and Photos

    Fannie Lou Hamer (jpg, 17.5K)

    John F. Kennedy (jpg, 24.3K)

    Michael Harrington (jpg, 35.2K)

    Lyndon Johnson (jpg, 33.8K)

    Malcolm X (jpg, 19.6K)

    Cesar Chavez (jpg, 42.5K)

    Earl Warren (jpg, 23.8K)
 

 

 
 

Created by the History Dept. at East Tennessee State University 2002