https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260 Why was 1968 a turning point in the war? en-us 2019-04-29 12:52:17 UTC 2024-12-02 19:21:34 UTC hello@padlet.com r_lenzetti20 https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354984242 Martin Luther King Jr. is fatally shot in Memphis while on strike for sanitation workers. His death would spark over 100 riots across the country. ]]> 2019-04-29 12:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354984242 r_lenzetti20 https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354985683 The Black Panthers have a shootout with the Police for 90 minutes. The police in Oakland California fatally shoot Bobby Hutton after his attempt at surrender. ]]> 2019-04-29 12:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354985683 d_hofer20 https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354986339 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968. The act prohibited discrimination in the the buying or renting of a home based on color, sex, religion, and national origin. ]]> 2019-04-29 12:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354986339 r_lenzetti20 https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354987565 Students at the University of Colombia take control of 5 buildings and hold the dean hostage. They attempt to get the school to cut all ties it has to the military. By the morning, over 1,000 police officers show up. Over 700 people are arrested, and over 100 students 4 faculty and 12 police officers are injured.]]> 2019-04-29 13:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354987565 r_lenzetti20 https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354989283 "Hair" is released on Broadway and becomes very popular at the time. It introduces viewers to sex, drugs, rock n roll, and most importantly rebellion against the war draft.]]> 2019-04-29 13:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354989283 d_hofer20 https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354990497 Close to 1,000 men returned their draft cards to government offices from all over the country.]]> 2019-04-29 13:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/r_lenzetti20/pfgbplatf260/wish/354990497