The 1960's: Art, music, and literature

The 1960’s were a turbulent time in America. African Americans were still fighting for equality and rights. The nation as everyone knew it was changing. Some people, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., made sure that he was heard and that everyone knew what he wanted for himself and his race. Other people used this time to make beautiful music to entertain people; to possibly let them lose themselves in the music even if only for a few minutes. Another group of people did not know how to put their feelings into words, so they chose to put their feelings on any empty space they could find. We now call that art form graffiti.
Martin Luther King gave a powerful speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C on August 28, 1963. “I have a dream” has become a well known slogan throughout the country. King wanted people to realize that a hundred years ago, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed to free African American slaves, but they were not yet “free.” ...