The 1960s: A Decade of Change There are many decades that people would call the Decade of Change, but the 1960s are the decade that changed by more. The 1960s were a really crazy and wild time because of the historical events that happened. Everyone was starting to experiment with LSD and other types of drugs. There was also a huge wave of musical history that happened in the 1960s that changed the history of music forever. The 1960s are what I like to call the best decade in history. The 1960s were the decade of change due to the political, technological, and musical advancements that occurred in America. The music industry went from being poor to number one success in America. Technology went from nothing to systems that would change the world, and last but not least, America went from a place where black people were not accepted to everyone getting along. It's crazy to see how the 1960s changed the history of America. The first reason why the 1960s are the decade of change is political history. Some of the major political events included in the 1960s, the decade of change, are the civil rights movement, the space race, and the Bay of Pigs. In 1900, a lot of bad things happened between blacks and whites. The rise of the civil rights movement brought major changes in the 1960s. The civil rights movement began peacefully, with Martin Luther King and Stokely Carmichael leading sit-ins and peaceful protests, which were joined by whites, particularly Jews. Malcolm X preached about black nationalism. After his assassination, the Black Panthers were formed to continue his mission. In 1965, the Watts Riots broke out in Los Angeles. The term "blacks" became socially acceptable, replacing niggers" (Goodwin 4). MLK or Martin Luther King with...... middle of paper......January 15, 2014Goodwin, Susan and Becky Bradley. "1960 -1969." American Cultural History. LoneStar College-Kingwood Library, 1999. Web. February 7, 2011. Sargent, jon. “Job Outlook for College Graduates through the Mid-1990s.” Employment Outlook Quarterly Summer 1984: 2 +. Student Resources in Context. January 15, 2014.Science: 1960's Nobelmen." Time 14 November 1960: 91. Global Issues inContext. Web. 5 February 2014.Sehgal, Elen. “The National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience: annotated bibliography of research.” Monthly Labor Review August 1985: 53. Student Resources In Context, 15 January 2014. Shmoop: The 1960's Np: Shmoop Unversity, 2010. Oxford, Tamsin. TechRadar. Techradar, November 17, 2009. Web. February 3, 2014. Vook: AbriefHistory: Vook, 2011. Print.