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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
STO
KLEY
CA
RM
ICH
AEL
:
African Americans should use their economic and political muscle to gain equality
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
LO
SS
ES
…
April 4, 1968.
In the wake of
his murder
Congress
passed the
Fair Housing
Act, which
banned
discrimination
in housing.
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
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
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
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
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.
COUNTERCULTURE OF THE 60S-70S
Grew out of the beatnik movement Emphasis on
freedom from materialism
Influenced by civil rights movement Questioned
traditional values
HIPPIES…
Youth generat
ion
Non-Judeo –Christia
n spiritual
ity
Peace, love,
freedom
Recreational
drug use
Open sexual
relationships
Rock n’ Roll
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.