The 1960's

John F. Kennedy was appealing to many Americans during the 1960's campaign because he seemed to fulfill the American political process, but he also represented the new and glittering age.  Visuals played a major role in the 1960's elections because a film crew would follow Kennedy wherever he went, and this was the first time something like this had been organized in this way.  This helped Kennedy's campaign because people felt that they could relate to him more, and it gave people the chance to see the "real" Kennedy.  The 1960's was also a time with many civil rights movements.  There was a lot of discrimination against blacks.  Before the civil rights act, people weren't selling house to black Americans, and many black Americans were denied the right to vote.  This sparked a civil rights movement, and led to the civil rights act, which banned this kind of discrimination.  There was also the Black Panther Party, which wanted to equalize the racist police force.  The party would walk with rifles and observe the police to check their authority.  This had to be done because the all white police force had become very militant, and no one was watching if what they did was right or wrong.