1960s Counterculture & Backlash U.S. History NCSCOS: Identify major social movements including, but not limited to, those involving women, young people, and the environment, and evaluate the impact of these movements on the United States' society Identify the causes of United States' involvement in Vietnam and examine how this involvement affected society Identify political events and the actions and reactions of the government officials and citizens, and assess the social and political consequences.

Accessing Prior Knowledge 1968 election Assassinations of 1968 (MLK & RFK) Black Power movements Civil Rights Movement Counterculture/ Hippies Communism Cold War Feminist Movement Great Society programs Moral Majority President LBJ Protests of Vietnam War Richard Nixon Student Protests Vietnam War

Eve Of Destruction By Barry McGuire, 1965 The Eastern world, it is explodin' Violence flarin', bullets loadin' You're old enough to kill, but not for votin' You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'? And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin' But you tell me over, and over, and over again my friend Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say And can't you feel the fears I'm feelin' today If the button is pushed, there's no runnin' away There'll be no one to save With the whole world in a grave Take a look around you boy, It's bound to scare you boy And you tell me over, and over, and over again my friend Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin' I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin' I can't twist the truth. It knows no regulation Handful of senators don't pass legislation And marches alone can't bring integration When human respect is disintegratin' This whole crazy world Is just too frustratin' And you tell me over, and over, and over again my friend Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction And think of all the hate there is in Red China Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama Ah you may leave here for four days in space But when you return it's the same old place The poundin' of the drums. The pride and disgrace. You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace Hate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace But you tell me over, and over, and over, and over again my friend You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction No, no, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction Okie from Muskogee By Merle Haggard, 1969 We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee; We don't take our trips on LSD We don't burn our draft cards down on Main Street; We like livin' right, and bein' free. I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee, A place where even squares can have a ball We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse, And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all We don't make a party out of lovin'; We like holdin' hands and pitchin' woo; We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy, Like the hippies out in San Francisco do. And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee, A place where even squares can have a ball. We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse, And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all. Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear; Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen. Football's still the roughest thing on campus, And the kids here still respect the college dean. We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse, In Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. Play Song

Imagine it is November of 1968 and the Presidential election is in a few days. In partners, write a dialogue of at least two minutes in length between a person whose POV is represented by Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" and a person whose POV is represented by Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee." In this dialogue you should: - Discuss the election of Establish each character's viewpoint about the events of the 1960s and the upcoming election - Discuss at least three historical events/ facts per character as evidence for why your character's viewpoint is what it is. Remember, I will be using these videos to assess your knowledge of the historical events of the 1960s and of their effects on the competing forces of society. While your dialogue should be creative and may be funny, above all it should display your historical knowledge. Collaborative Activity

Attachments 12 - Okie From Muskogee (2006 Digital Remaster).mp Eve of Destruction.m4a