social movements of the 60s & 70s
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Social Movements of the 60s & 70s. Civil Rights, Women, Hippies & the Environment. The Civil Rights Movement. The Players. Supporters of Non-Violent Methods. Supporters of Violent-Methods. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Malcolm X - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SOCIAL MOVEMENTS OF THE 60S & 70SCivil Rights, Women, Hippies & the Environment
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THE CIVIL RIGHTSMOVEMENT
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THE PLAYERS
Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Malcolm X Nation of Islam
Black Panthers
Supporters of Non-Violent Methods
Supporters of Violent-Methods
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STOKLEY
CARMICH
AEL:
African Americans should use their economic and political muscle to gain equality
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THE PUSH FOR VOTING RIGHTS
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
“Freedom Summer” 1,000 volunteers
folld Mississippi to register African Americans to vote.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
“March in Selma” Pressured gov’t to
enact a voting rights act.
Heavily armed troopers attack marchers.
SNCC, 1960 SCLC, 1957
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VICTORIES
Ø more literacy
tests
Ø more poll taxes
Voting Rights Act, 1965
24th Amendment, 1964
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CIVIL RIGHTS ACT,1964 Banned
segregation in
public accommodations,
employment AND
public facilities
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LOSSES…
April 4, 1968.
In the wake of his murder Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, which banned discrimination in housing.
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS MOVEMENT
The theory of political, social & economic equality
for men and women.
Rights gained in the civil rights movement
Discrimination against women
Unsatisfying roles Workforce limitations
& discrimination
Feminism Causes for the movement
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WOMEN’S MOVEMENT
Betty Friedan Pres. of NOW “The Feminine
Mystique”
Gloria Steinem Ms. Magazine
Phyllis Schlafly Conservative Political activists Denounced
women’s lib as an “assualt on the family, on marriage, and on children.
Proponents Opponents
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NOW: NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN
Established by Betty Friedan
Sought to win equality for women
Tried to get passage of ERA=Equal Rights Amendment
Worked to protect a woman’s right to an abortion
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ROE V WADE
Passed in 1973
Gave women the right to legal abortions
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT April 22, 1970=1st “Earth Day”EPA formed=Environmental Protection Agency. Clean Air Act (1970)
Clean Water Act (1973)Endangered Species Act (1973)Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, 1962
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RACHEL CARSON & SILENT SPRING
Published in 1962 Inspired much
environmental activism
Describes deadly impact of pesticides on wildlife
Eventually compelled Congress to restrict use of pesticide DDT.
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COUNTERCULTURE OF THE 60S-70S
Grew out of the beatnik movement Emphasis on
freedom from materialism
Influenced by civil rights movement Questioned
traditional values
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HIPPIES…
Youth generat
ion
Non-Judeo –Christia
n spiritual
ity
Peace, love,
freedom
Recreational
drug use
Open sexual
relationships
Rock n’ Roll
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COUNTERCULTURE
Generation gap: Rebellion & misunderstanding between older & younger generations
Communes: lived together Haight-Ashbury: Center of
the counter-culture in district of San Francisco.
Experimented with drugs Listened to Rock n’ Roll &
speeches made by Timothy Leary
Encouraged youths to ““tune in,” “turn on” to drugs and “drop out” of mainstream society.