Investigate the differences between the early 60's and the late 60's

Fine arts Magnet / 60's
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The 60's was a divided decade. The early 60's was an extension of the 50's.

The one notable sign of growth in the early 60's was the Civil Rights Movement. See 1963, when some 200,000 people gathered in Wash, DC, and heard Martin Luther King, Jr's "I have a dream speech." Embattled members of the fight against racism struggled for every inch of the gains that could be made.

By 1967, though, a cultural upheaval was underway in the arts and mainstream society.

The poetry and sonic experimentation of the Sgt Pepper's album hit the world in 1967. It opened a door for a new era in fine arts.