CRIME OF THE 60's
In the 1960’s crime rates were high but varied in different locations. In the 1960’s the city of Las Vegas was growing rapidly. With that being said the threat of organized crime has long been issued. In 1968 they captured the top 10 fugitives. Lots were robbery and kidnapping cases.
In 1963 the FBI provided assistance on the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. Sinatra was finishing a concert when two gunmen conned him in a room,tied him up, then left. One of the kidnappers traveled to San Diego and bragged about the crime. Someone who heard helped turn him in. San Diego and Los Angeles agents quickly chased down the other two fugitives.
Many people wonder what caused these crime rates to skyrocket in the 1960’s. But they do know that these rises of crime rates really transformed the cities.These crime rates were high in each crime. In the 1960’s there were a total of 107,840 robberies. The aggravated assault rate was even higher. There was a total of 154,320 aggravated assault charges. Also there was 9,110 homicides.
Also a lot of crimes took place in the south due to race. During the 1960’s the civil rights movement occurred. Freedom riders rode around but still violence continued. On November 1,1961, a federal law outlawed segregation in bus facilities. The costs were high but the civil rights protesters had scored another victory and the crime rates lowered a little more.
In 1963 the FBI provided assistance on the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. Sinatra was finishing a concert when two gunmen conned him in a room,tied him up, then left. One of the kidnappers traveled to San Diego and bragged about the crime. Someone who heard helped turn him in. San Diego and Los Angeles agents quickly chased down the other two fugitives.
Many people wonder what caused these crime rates to skyrocket in the 1960’s. But they do know that these rises of crime rates really transformed the cities.These crime rates were high in each crime. In the 1960’s there were a total of 107,840 robberies. The aggravated assault rate was even higher. There was a total of 154,320 aggravated assault charges. Also there was 9,110 homicides.
Also a lot of crimes took place in the south due to race. During the 1960’s the civil rights movement occurred. Freedom riders rode around but still violence continued. On November 1,1961, a federal law outlawed segregation in bus facilities. The costs were high but the civil rights protesters had scored another victory and the crime rates lowered a little more.
Civil Rights Movement
Life in the southern part of the United States is divided. African- Americans and White people attended separate schools. They sat in separate areas of the buses,restaurants, and theaters. Even drinking fountains and bathrooms were separated by race. African- Americans had lesser things. Old broke down schools,seats in the back of the bus and outhouses on the edge of town.
During the 1960’s the civil rights movement took place.The Civil Rights Movement divided races apart from each other. Most commonly African-Americans. Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman,and James Chaney were killed by the Ku Klux Klan mob in Mississippi.They were killed while registering African- American voters. This is one of the events that caused a national outrage.
After that the CORE(Congress of Racial Equality) rode tour buses through the south to help protest. These people were considered freedom riders.These freedom riders were then viciously attacked in May 1961 after arriving in Alabama.One of the buses were firebombed.More attacks occurred during this time.
On February 1, 1960, four freshmen in North Carolina began a wave of student sit-ins designed to end segregation at southern lunch counters. These protests spread rapidly throughout the South. The student-led group were even more aggressive in its use of nonviolent direct action than King's SCLC. They stressed the development of autonomous local movements in contrast to SCLC strategy of using local campaigns to achieve national civil rights reforms. In 1966 Dr. Martin Luther King marched in Cicero, Illinois.He helped fight for the rights we have today. Sadly in 1968 Martin Luther King was assassinated.
Work Cited:
"The KKK Kills Three Civil Rights Activists." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.
FBI. FBI, 26 May 2011. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013
Adamson, Heather. The Civil Rights Movement: An Interactive History Adventure. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2009. Web.
Lindop, Edmund, and Margaret J. Goldstein. America in the 1960s. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century, 2010. Print.
During the 1960’s the civil rights movement took place.The Civil Rights Movement divided races apart from each other. Most commonly African-Americans. Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman,and James Chaney were killed by the Ku Klux Klan mob in Mississippi.They were killed while registering African- American voters. This is one of the events that caused a national outrage.
After that the CORE(Congress of Racial Equality) rode tour buses through the south to help protest. These people were considered freedom riders.These freedom riders were then viciously attacked in May 1961 after arriving in Alabama.One of the buses were firebombed.More attacks occurred during this time.
On February 1, 1960, four freshmen in North Carolina began a wave of student sit-ins designed to end segregation at southern lunch counters. These protests spread rapidly throughout the South. The student-led group were even more aggressive in its use of nonviolent direct action than King's SCLC. They stressed the development of autonomous local movements in contrast to SCLC strategy of using local campaigns to achieve national civil rights reforms. In 1966 Dr. Martin Luther King marched in Cicero, Illinois.He helped fight for the rights we have today. Sadly in 1968 Martin Luther King was assassinated.
Work Cited:
"The KKK Kills Three Civil Rights Activists." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.
FBI. FBI, 26 May 2011. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013
Adamson, Heather. The Civil Rights Movement: An Interactive History Adventure. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2009. Web.
Lindop, Edmund, and Margaret J. Goldstein. America in the 1960s. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century, 2010. Print.