1960s and 1970s
Like the rest of the country, Indiana experienced turbulent times during the 1960s and 1970s.
The civil rights movement illuminated the discrimination and prejudice experienced by African-American Hoosiers.
Participation in the Vietnam War led to protests as young people questioned authority and challenged traditionally accepted views of morality.
The Cold War caused Hoosiers to see their world as one threatened by Communist ideals and goals.
As some Indiana industries such as aerospace engineering helped make the United States a world leader, other industries experienced difficulties. Diminished demand for products such as steel combined with stiffening competition overseas led to the decline of once-booming industrial cities such as Gary.
IHS Press Books for Adults
Available for purchase from the Basile History Market:
To Bear Any Burden: A Hoosier Green Beret's Letters
from Vietnam
Lesson Plans
Download these free lessons for elementary (grades 3 and 4), middle/intermediate (grade 8) and high school students:
Kennedy's Message of Peace (pdf)
The Issue of Race in 1968: A Case Study
of the Broadway Neighborhood (pdf)
Download these free lessons for high school students:
The Vietnam Era 1967-71: Unit Introduction
and Lesson Overview (pdf)
The Vietnam Era 1967-71: Lesson One
Vietnam War Time Line (pdf)
The Vietnam Era 1967-71: Lesson Two
The Vietnam War in Photos (pdf)
The Vietnam Era 1967-71: Lesson Three
Opposition to the Vietnam War (pdf)
The Vietnam Era 1967-71: Lesson Four
Letter from an Indiana Nurse (pdf)
The Vietnam Era 1967-71: Lesson Five
Veterans History Project (pdf)
The Vietnam Era 1967-71: Lesson Six
Creating a Documentary (pdf)
The Vietnam Era 1967-71: Lesson Resources (pdf)
Essays
Download these free resources:
Tet Then and Now: A Hoosier Veteran's
Return to Vietnam (pdf)
Traces, Fall 2003
The Voters Speak: Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary (pdf) Traces, Spring 2008
IHS Collections
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