As the 1960s dawned in America, the Bald Eagle faced unprecedented threats from afar as it faced a new internal struggle. As America continued its battle with the Soviet Union, it also saw a clash between its own people. Terror was brought to the hearts of many as America stood on the brink of nuclear holocaust. The 1960s conveyed an exploration of the universe beyond earth. A race between the American superpowers and the Soviet Union led to the birth of the first man on the Moon. Not all was bad in the 1960s, people rejoiced at many new dance styles on the rise. With technology becoming increasingly advanced, many television programs depicting American life were broadcast. Life in America seemed great as it was governed by a great leader, John F. Kennedy. Unfortunately, with the loss of a great leader Americans were shocked. During the 1960s in cultural and political movements and musical movements, Americans were rebellious, resourceful, and impulsive. CULTURAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS: Drug use demonstrated how Americans lived a rebellious lifestyle. The drugs would be used for medical and non-medical reasons. The consequences of unbridled drug use are not precisely measurable (The Sixties in America). This showed that Americans were no longer worried about the consequences of their actions. Drugs can take a toll on one's body if used in excess. During the 1960s, non-medical consumption tended to be confined largely to artistic and minority communities (the 1960s in America). With many citizens in poverty, they would turn to drugs as a way to take their minds off their circumstances. The artist would use drugs as a way to further enhance their ideas for an artistic demonstration. Drug use would be… at the center of the paper… political demonstration for jobs and freedom that became known as the March on Washington (“March on Washington”). Americans were able to come together to demonstrate the courage they had in fighting a cause that no one should have to endure. The march was designed to open the eyes of the American people to the political and social challenges that African Americans continued to face across the country (“March on Washington”). You could see that what African Americans were going through, we wouldn't wish on anyone. A new nation was being reborn where blacks and whites would get along without anyone being mistreated because of the color of their skin. A man named Martin Luther King was the main protagonist of this battle for equality. Martin was a Baptist minister and was also a social activist who played an important role in the American civil rights movement ("Martin Luther King Jr”).