War, Protest and Politics

Political Killings of the 1960s

Assassinations that shaped American politics before and after 1967.

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The Assassination of Robert Kennedy: A Turning Point in American History

Robert Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles on 5 June 1968, not 1967. His Vietnam stance in 1967, his campaign, the Sirhan trial and the decade's political killings.

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The Assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald: A Turning Point in History

Lee Harvey Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby on 24 November 1963, live on TV. The Warren Commission, lasting conspiracy theories and Jim Garrison's 1967 investigation.

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The Assassination of Malcolm X: A Legacy of Activism

Malcolm X was killed at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem on 21 February 1965. His break with the Nation of Islam, his Autobiography and his influence on Black Power.

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Vietnam War and Protest The escalating war and the movements that opposed it. Civil Rights and Unrest Race, poverty and violence in America in and around 1967. Middle East and World Events War, revolution and upheaval beyond the United States. American Politics and Government Washington, the courts and elections in 1967 and 1968. Vietnam War Battles and Decisions Operations, commanders and turning points from 1967 to early 1968. Europe, Africa and Asia in 1967 Coups, wars and diplomacy outside the Middle East and Vietnam. France and Paris Opposition to de Gaulle and the Paris student scene before May 1968. Protest Behind the Iron Curtain Dissent in Poland, Hungary and the Soviet Union around 1967. Protest in Asia and the Pacific Tokyo, Melbourne and Sydney during the Vietnam War years. The Detroit Riot of 1967 Causes, events and aftermath of the largest American riot of 1967. Civil Rights Law and Immigration What Congress actually passed in the 1960s, and what it did not pass in 1967. Northern Cities in Unrest New York and Chicago during the long hot summers of the 1960s. Cultural Revolution and Hong Kong China in 1967 and the unrest in British Hong Kong. Middle East War 1967 The June 1967 war on its fronts and what it changed for Egypt, Syria, Israel and the Palestinians.