Kickin' off the 60's program with RRHS students

It's the start of something exciting! The Canal Museum is partnering with Roanoke Rapids High School students to explore the 1960's. The club will be looking at how the 60's impacted Roanoke Rapids. What kind of things were going on then? How was Roanoke Rapids involved in the many changes that occurred in the 60's? What kind of music, movies, and events were popular during the era? We will be diving into the history of our town to answer these questions.We'll talk about the politics of the time, Vietnam, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Nixon. We'll talk about the moon landing, MLK, race relations. We'll talk about pop culture of the time, music, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Scott McKenzie. We'll talk about movies, Psycho, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Easy Rider.  In addition to expanding our knowledge about the influential era and how it affected Roanoke Rapids, we will also be guiding the students in producing a short film incorporating some exciting and important events from the 60's. The students will also be creating an exhibit for the museum, which will go on display and will chronicle how the major events of the 1960s affected rural America, specifically Roanoke Rapids. The exhibit and film are expected to be completed in March or April of 2011, and we are very excited for the students who will present them to the public. We hope you will come and join us as the area students share what we have discovered about our town during the 20th century's wildest decade!