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Complete the 20 questions abt. Vietnam…put on p. 22
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Inspired by the successes of the Civil Rights Movement, other groups began to speak out for their rights
Migrant WorkersWomenEnvironmentalistsNative AmericansCounterculture
Mexican Migrant WorkersCesar Chavez: Leader of
the movement to gain better working conditions & rights for migrant workers
Organized Mexican-American Farmers Union = United Farm Workers Organized Committee
Used peaceful activism & organized a boycott of table grapes
Native Americans
Native Americans among the poorest people living in the United States What are some examples of
mistreatment of Native Americans? Forced removal in the 1830s Dawe’s Act in 1880s Plains Indians Wars Forced Assimilation & Education Reservations
American Indian Movement (AIM): Militant group fighting for rights of Native Americans
Conditions on the
Reservations Average life expectancy is 45
years of age Most experience 70-80%
unemployment 50% live below poverty level Highest infant mortality rate
of any group Highest teen suicide rate of
any group 20-40% lack indoor plumbing,
sewage or phone service
Native Americans (Cont’d)
Wounded Knee (1973): Aim members too over town to protest police brutality & poor living conditions Reservation under control by brutal
tribal leader
Federal Gov’t. sent troops & a huge fire fight started All shown on television
Results of Wounded Knee: Native Americans given control of
own affairs, schools & tribal land returned
Alaska Native Claims Act: Gave Alaskan lands back to tribes for
conservation & tribal use
The Protest of Marlon Brando In protest to the
mistreatment of Native Americans & the events of Wounded Knee, Brando denied his Oscar for “The Godfather”
Sacheen Littlefeather
Women’s Rights Not considered equal, even though
major progress had been made 19th Amendment Working in war industries
After WWII, many women were forced out of their jobs & were not satisfied with being a housewife
National Organization of Women (NOW): Organized by Betty Freidan to get
more rights for women
Betty Freidan also wrote the book Feminine Mystique & exposed the unhappiness of American women
Women’s Rights (Cont’d) Gloria Steinem: Encouraged
women to get more involved in politics to push for equal rights
Equal Rights Amendment: Proposed Constitutional amendment to guarantee women equal rights Missed passage by 1 vote
Roe v Wade, 1973: Legalized women’s choice 1st trimester abortion – still very
controversial Court case based on 4th
Amendment right to privacy
Counter Culture (AKA – Hippies)
Many middle class whites disagreed with American traditions & formed their own culture
Hippie Culture: Based on drugs, music, hair, clothing…
Height-Ashbury: Center of the hippie movement
Fell apart because they needed the very things they were against…welfare & unemployment
Environmental MovementBegan in the 1960s, but war
in Vietnam took attention away from it
Silent Spring: Written by Rachel Carson Brought environmental
concerns to the public’s attention
Warned against chemicals in our food & soil
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