An Era of Social ChangeAn Era of Social Change

How much can society How much can society change?change?

Latinos and Native Americans Seek Latinos and Native Americans Seek EqualityEquality

Main IdeaMain IdeaLatinos and Native Americans Latinos and Native Americans

confronted injustices in the 1960’sconfronted injustices in the 1960’s

Why it Matters TodayWhy it Matters TodayCampaigns for civil rights and Campaigns for civil rights and

economic justice won better economic justice won better representation and opportunity for representation and opportunity for

Latinos and Native AmericansLatinos and Native Americans

The Latino Presence GrowsThe Latino Presence Grows

During the 1960’s, the Latino During the 1960’s, the Latino population in the U.S. grew from 3 population in the U.S. grew from 3 million to more than 9 million.million to more than 9 million.

Latinos of Varied OriginsLatinos of Varied Origins Mexican Americans- SouthwestMexican Americans- Southwest

Braceros- temporary workersBraceros- temporary workers Puerto RicansPuerto Ricans Cubans- NY; fled because of CastroCubans- NY; fled because of Castro Barrios- spanish-speaking neigborhoodsBarrios- spanish-speaking neigborhoods

Latinos Fight for ChangeLatinos Fight for Change

Latinos

Farm Worker Movement

Cultural Change

Political Power

Cesar ChavezUFWOC

“Brown Power”Chicanos

MAPALA Razda Unida

Native Americans Struggle for Native Americans Struggle for EqualityEquality

Native Americans are sometimes viewed Native Americans are sometimes viewed as a single homogeneous group, despite as a single homogeneous group, despite the hundreds of distinct Native American the hundreds of distinct Native American tribes and nations in the U.S.tribes and nations in the U.S.

IndianSelf-Deter.Education

Act

IndianEducation

Act

Trail ofBroken Treaties

Am. IndianMovement

(AIM)

Declaration ofIndian Purpose

NativeAmericans

Women Fight for EqualityWomen Fight for Equality

Main IdeaMain Idea

Through protests and marches, women Through protests and marches, women confronted social and economic confronted social and economic

barriers in American society.barriers in American society.

Why it Matters TodayWhy it Matters Today

The rise of the women’s movement The rise of the women’s movement during the 1960’s advanced women’s during the 1960’s advanced women’s place in the workforce and in society.place in the workforce and in society.

A New Women’s Movement ArisesA New Women’s Movement Arises

During the 1950’s, writer During the 1950’s, writer Betty Betty FriedanFriedan seemed to be living the seemed to be living the American dream.American dream.

The Feminine Mystique-The Feminine Mystique- addressed the “problem that addressed the “problem that has no name”.has no name”.

The theory behind the women’s The theory behind the women’s movement of the 1960’s was movement of the 1960’s was feminismfeminism, the belief the women , the belief the women should have economic, political, should have economic, political, and social equality with men.and social equality with men.

Women’sMovement

Women inThe Workplace

Women &

Activism

The MovementEmerges

1950- 1of 3 working1960- up 40% Consciousness- Raising Feminine Mystique

The Movement Experiences Gains The Movement Experiences Gains and Lossesand Losses

Equal RightsAmendment

(ERA)

Roe vs.

Wade

HigherEducation

Act

GloriaSteinem

N.O.W.

Gains& Losses

The Movement’s LegacyThe Movement’s Legacy

The New Right and the women’s The New Right and the women’s movement clashed most dramatically over movement clashed most dramatically over the ERA.the ERA.

The ERA went down in defeat.The ERA went down in defeat. Succeeded in expanding career Succeeded in expanding career

opportunities for women.opportunities for women. 1970- 8% of all medical school graduates and 5 1970- 8% of all medical school graduates and 5

% of law school graduates were women.% of law school graduates were women. 1998- 42-44%1998- 42-44% 1983- Women held 13.5 % of elected state 1983- Women held 13.5 % of elected state

offices as well as 24 seats in the U.S. Congressoffices as well as 24 seats in the U.S. Congress

Culture and CountercultureCulture and Counterculture

Main IdeaMain Idea

The ideals and lifestyle of the The ideals and lifestyle of the counterculture challenged the counterculture challenged the traditional views of Americans.traditional views of Americans.

Why it Matters TodayWhy it Matters Today

The music, art, and politics of the The music, art, and politics of the counterculture have left enduring counterculture have left enduring

marks on American society.marks on American society.

The CountercultureThe Counterculture Counterculture-Counterculture- a movement made a movement made

up mostly of white, middle-class college up mostly of white, middle-class college youth who had grown disillusioned with youth who had grown disillusioned with the war in Vietnam and injustices in the war in Vietnam and injustices in America during the 1960’s.America during the 1960’s.

The Counterculture

Beliefs LifestyleImpact on

Society

Rejection of MainstreamSociety;

Opposed Vietnam;Society of peace, love, harmony

Rock n’ Roll, outrageous clothing,

Drug use, communal living,Haight-Ashbury

Pop Art, Men’s/women’s fashions,

Especially blue jeans, rock n’ roll music

Conservative music

A Changing CultureA Changing Culture

Although short-lived, some aspects of the Although short-lived, some aspects of the counterculture-namely, its fine arts and social counterculture-namely, its fine arts and social attitudes-left a more lasting imprint on the world.attitudes-left a more lasting imprint on the world.

ChangingAttitudes

RockMusic

Art

Counterculture

The Conservative ResponseThe Conservative Response

In the late 1960’s, many believed that the In the late 1960’s, many believed that the country was losing its sense of right and country was losing its sense of right and wrong.wrong.

Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Conservatives attacked the countercultureConservatives attacked the counterculture