Materials for Group One

Topic: Student Opinion in the 1960s

Directions: Start with the core resources, then move to the additional resources if you have time. Click on each resource to navigate to the Internet Archive or Digital Repository System, where you can read documents and view photographs.   In the Internet Archive, use the zoom button and page turner on the bottom right of the viewer interface. In the DRS, click the download button to view the document in higher resolution and read multiple pages.

For each resource, note the number of sequential pages you should look through in the caption citations listed on this page. For resources from the Cauldron: if the citation specifies a single headline, read only the corresponding article. If a citation specifies "full page(s)", read and view all articles and images on those pages.

After you have examined your resources, return to the Lesson Plan page and reflect on the Document Analysis Questions.

Background Note: Military activity escalated in the summer of 1964, when U.S. warships were attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin. The incident allowed Congress to pass legislation justifying open warfare in North Vietnam. As conflict intensified in the following years, anti-War protests and grassroots organizing began to gain momentum around the country, encouraged by the successes of the Civil Rights movement.