SOCIETAL SHIFT IN THE 60S AND BEYOND

BEATLES COME TO AMERICA

• Beatles came to America for the first time and performed on the Ed Sullivan show
• This was not the start of the shift but it encouraged it greatly
• As the years went on, their music started to shift with the the times.
• For example, they started out singing about love, by the end of the 60s they were singing about drugs

Harvard professor, Timothy Leary & LSD

• Introduced the psychedelic drug LSD
• After he realized the effect, he released it to the public
• By releasing it he stared a revolution

The Pill becomes widely available in the U.S.

• The contraceptive birth control pill is released.
• This not only kept girls from getting pregnant it also encouraged more sex.
• Since pregnancies were preventable, people had more sex leading to STDs.

MALCOM X

• He was a Muslim minister and human rights activist.
• He challenged the mainstream non-violent civil rights protests.
• He attempted to make peace between black and whites.

STONEWALL RIOTS

• Violent protests that occurred at the stonewall inn
• This shifted society because eventually the riots helped make way for the fight for gay rights.

ENGEL V. VITALE

• The case that ruled prayer I'm school was unconstitutional.
• It was a big shift because it was the first time church and state were separate.

RFK Assassinated

• RFK, JFKs brother was assassinated on June, 5 1968
• Since this event happened right after MLK’s death, the country was a bit chaotic

I AM A MAN CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH

• A strike that demanded that blacks were still treated unequally
• It showed people could make a difference which was a turning point

The Catcher in the Rye

• This book inspired teens to reject the social norms and to not conform.
• Since so many teens were inspired, so many teens rebelled causing a rebellion.

LONG HAIR FOR EVERYONE

• Long hair was never acceptable especially for men which is why it was such a change.
• It was such a shift because it became a rebellion to a point where it became cool.

BARACK OBAMA WINS THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

• he was the first African American president
• Since he was the first, it was a huge shift towards racial equality

9/11

• September 11,America was attacked by terrorists resulting in many deaths
• This caused a major shift, security got stricter especially at airports.

TWILIGHT SAGA

• The books brought vampirism back into society along with other fictional creatures
• Some people became so obsessed with the books that they wanted to be the supernatural creatures

HARRY POTTER

• The series caught the attention of everyone, all ages.
• After that, children's literature was never the same, it was inspired by Harry potter

ROE VS WADE

• Supreme Court case that ruled abortion legal
• This was a major shift toward women's rights since they could choose