The Election of 1968: The Year that Broke America (Part I)

Election Day at TGTA means only one thing: an election pod! We have done several election related pods in the past: 1912, 1860, and 1976, but this year we wanted to tackle our toughest election challenge yet! The election of 1968 was such a big deal that it’s gonna take us 3 episodes to get though it! Part One emphasizes the cultural and political context of this turbulent year and sets us up for what is to come.

 

Join Rebecca and Becca as we sift through the spring and summer of 1968. It’s a wild ride!

 

 

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Some links you might find helpful:

 

• A Timeline of 1968: The Year That Shattered America: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/timeline-seismic-180967503/

• 1968: A Year of Turmoil and Change: https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/1968-a-year-of-turmoil-and-change

• The Washington Post - “The Year America Unraveled”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/1968-history-major-events-in-pop-culture/

• I’ve Been To the Mountaintop Speech (1968):  https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm

• On The Mindless Menace of Violence (1968): https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/the-kennedy-family/robert-f-kennedy/robert-f-kennedy-speeches/remarks-to-the-cleveland-city-club-april-5-1968

• Robert F. Kennedy, Indianapolis (April 4, 1968): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2kWIa8wSC0

You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl

Produced and Edited by: Canden Arciniega & Dan King
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