"Pray for America "

by David Hammons (1969)

 

 

Additional social and political expressions for the year 1969

political event:

American combat units in Viet Nam reached a peak of 540,000 individuals

 

social events:

Neil Armstrong becomes the first man on the moon

 

drama:

Gabriel (1968) Clifford Mason

 

sculpture:

Geraldine McCullough

 

film:

African American actor Rupert Crosse is the first African American to be nominated for a Best Supporting Actor role in The Rivers (1969)

dance:

Pepsi Bethel

 

 

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