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1963-1974 The Radical Sixties

1963-1974 The Radical Sixties. However, the 60’s and early 70’s saw tremendous gains A Rights Revolution for Black Americans Hispanic Americans (Cesar Chavez) Women (NOW, ERA, Roe v. Wade ) Native Americans (AIM). 1963-1974 The Radical Sixties. Gays (Stonewall)

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1963-1974 The Radical Sixties

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  1. 1963-1974The Radical Sixties • However, the 60’s and early 70’s saw tremendous gains • A Rights Revolution for • Black Americans • Hispanic Americans (Cesar Chavez) • Women (NOW, ERA, Roe v. Wade) • Native Americans (AIM)

  2. 1963-1974The Radical Sixties • Gays (Stonewall) • There was an environmental movement • Earth Day • Silent Spring (Rachel Carson) • The EPA

  3. 1963-1974The Radical Sixties • Health and Safety issues • Unsafe at Any Speed (Ralph Nadar) • OSHA

  4. 1963-1974The Radical Sixties • The Johnson and Nixon presidencies left the American people very skeptical of their government • Much more willing to be critical of the president and the government

  5. 1963-1974The Radical Sixties • Are we a better America today because of the tremendous changes of the Sixties?

  6. LBJ and the Great Society • Johnson won his own election in 1964 • Landslide victory over Barry Goldwater

  7. LBJ and the Great Society • Johnson won his own election in 1964 • Landslide victory over Barry Goldwater

  8. The Movement during the Johnson years (1963-1969)

  9. Timeline of Major Events • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Ended segregation in public places

  10. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 • outlawed racial segregation in schools, public places, and employment. • Created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

  11. Timeline of Major Events • The Freedom Summer of 1964 • Mississippi Burning

  12. The Selma March • Selma to Montgomery, ALA • Edmund Pettus Bridge (March 1965) • Bloody Sunday

  13. Timeline of Major Events • The Voting Rights Act of 1965

  14. Voting Rights Act of 1965 • prohibited states from imposing any “… procedure ... to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to voteon account of race or color."

  15. The Movement Splinters • Those who felt that non-violent civil disobedience did not bring enough change • Malcolm Little (X) • Black Panther Party • Bobby Seale; Huey Newton

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