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Regents Review – The Civil Rights Movement and The Women’s Rights Movement

Explore key events and figures in the Civil Rights Movement and Women's Rights Movement, from landmark court cases to influential leaders like Betty Friedan and Martin Luther King Jr. Learn about the fight for equal rights, achievements, and setbacks in these pivotal movements.

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Regents Review – The Civil Rights Movement and The Women’s Rights Movement

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  1. Regents Review – The Civil Rights Movement and The Women’s Rights Movement Do Now: Quiz on Cold War HW: Essay Outline – amendments

  2. NOW • 1966 formed by betty Friedan. National Organization for Women. First organization dedicated to women’s issues.

  3. Betty Friedan • Wrote The Feminine Mystique. This book denied that women were happy with being just housewives and mothers.

  4. Margaret Sanger • Began the birth control movement in the U.S. Founder of Planned Parenthood - 1942

  5. Roe v. Wade • Established the unrestricted right to an abortion during the first three months (first trimester).

  6. Results of the Women’s Rights Movement • Equal Access to education Act • Equal Pay Act • Changing attitudes – police officer, fire fighter, etc. Using Ms. Instead of Miss or Mrs. • ERA – failed.

  7. Civil Rights Movement • Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 – established the principle “separate but equal.” Allowed for segregation. • Brown v. Board of Ed. 1954 reversed this decision and desegregated public schools.

  8. Martin Luther King Jr. • Influenced by Gandhi • Passive Resistance – do not hit back • Civil disobedience – break a law if you do not agree with it (but accept the consequences).

  9. Montgomery Bus Boycott • 1955-1956 • Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus • Year long boycott that desegregated the buses.

  10. Freedom Rides • 1961 – Students who rode throughout the South provoking confrontation on the buses. Meant to increase pressure on the south for equal rights.

  11. March on Washington • 1963 – more than 250,000 Americans rallied in Washington D.C. in support of equal rights. • King gives his famous “I have a Dream” speech.

  12. Civil Rights Act 1964 • No discrimination based on race or color. • Equal access to libraries, parks, schools etc. • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

  13. Black Power Movement • African Americans should take control of the political and economic aspects of their lives. Some advocated the use of violence. • Malcolm X – promoted black nationalism. Originally a member of the Nation of Islam, then breaks away and forms Muslim Mosque, Inc.

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