Recollection of the 1960s

I was living at home (in San Diego) for the entire decade of the 1960s, and went off to college in 1970. As a general note, for late-end baby boomers (I was born in 1952), "the 60s" spilled over into the early 1970s, and some of the answers below may reflect my memories of and reaction to the early 70s.

Where were you when you heard about President Kennedy being shot? What was your reaction?

I was in Mr. Jones 6th grade class -- I don't recall the name of the (elementary) school. He was called out of the class, and came back to say "Oh, my aching back, the President's been shot." I was shocked, and went through the rest of the day in a haze, but I recall the phrase "state of the Union" going around through my mind.

At the time he was shot, I thought of him as the tame Old Negro, already bypassed by

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Some common words found in the essay are:
Civil Rights, Rap Brown, President Kennedy, Watts Riot, San Diego, Democrat Chicago, Moody Blues, Woman's Movement, Vietnam War, Bill Richmond, civil rights,
Approximate Word count = 654
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)