Social Movements of the 1960s

Premise: You and your friends (3-4 total) are part of a new social movement of the 1960s. You have been asked to create a wikipage to get out information about your movement and gather support for your group’s cause.


This wikipage will have the following categories or "links":

  1. The Cause

    • On this page, you will explain the problems which demand action, and the various goals of the movement. In addition, you must include a video clip of your leader, giving a 1:00 address, to inspire people into action and to support “The Cause”. 10 pts.

  2. The Organizations

    • On this page, you will explain what groups (and its leaders) are supporting the movement, and what the differences are between the groups. 10 pts.

  3. The Action

    • On this page, you will explain the methods being used in this movement, and how people can help, get involved, etc. 10 pts

  4. “Artistic Piece”: On each page, you must include 2+ pieces of primary documents from the time period (photos, slogans, music, poetry, letters, articles, paintings, etc). 10 pts