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The Supreme Court on Racism in Public Institutions

by Rovenna Yakubov Posted on December 5, 2010

The first event I chose was the 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson. In this case, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of laws requiring racial segregation in many public institutions, including medical offices, restaurants, and schools. The Supreme … Continue reading →

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The Three “Wars” That Changed History

by zachary.triano Posted on December 2, 2010

On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bombed the naval base at Pearl Harbor. Approximately 2,000 American servicemen were killed and some American battle equipment such as aircraft, battle ships and naval vessels were destroyed. The bombing of Pearl Harbor didn’t … Continue reading →

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Stop Children! What’s That Sound?

by Sabrina Posted on November 23, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g9PiEgYYUU This video captures Woodstock festival of 1969, and the peace movement that developed around the nation.  This song “What It’s Worth”  was created by Buffalo Springfield, a band that would continue throughout the years with the springing of each … Continue reading →

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Jimi Hendrix – Star Spangled Banner

by Sam (Sang Keun) Song Posted on November 23, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBI-ArPNnaE&feature=related According to what I know, one cannot play Star Spangled Banner in public without authorization. Therefore, for Jimi Hendrix to play this song during the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969, it was very controversial.In addition, this was a period when a … Continue reading →

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“Machine Guns” Jimi Hendrix

by momotaro.kinoshita Posted on November 23, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZANxW4iFnk “Machine Gun” was first performed by popular psychedelic artist Jimi Hendrix in 1969. Though this lengthy instrumental jam session equals to roughly 10 minutes, the sparse sung lyrics of Hendrix voices his opinion on the Vietnam war. For example … Continue reading →

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“Masters of war” by Bob Dylan (1963)

by adam.rzonca Posted on November 22, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onRobFQchS0 The song is very anti-war (written during the vietnam war era).In first stanza it talks about US manufacturing immense amounts of weaponry, while the people who are in fact responsible for the war are sitting in their offices in … Continue reading →

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“Blowin’ in the Wind”

by Cindy Yin Posted on November 22, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LKqiTHia2M “Blowin’ in the Wind” was written by Bob Dylan and is considered a protest song, but there has been debates on whether it was a song about peace, war or freedom. The song came out in 1963 and was … Continue reading →

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Glenda Collins- It`s hard to believe it

by Kreshnik Duka Posted on November 22, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwvH2SxiDrk This song has a relative meaning to America in the 1960s, specifically the Vietman War. This was an anti-war song by listening closely to the lyrics. The audience listening to this song may have a different perspective on the … Continue reading →

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