Social Movements of the 1960s

1. Social Movements of the 1960s • Women’s Rights • Native American protest • The New Left (student activists). • The Counterculture (Hippies) • Music of the 1960s

2. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Title 7 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin

3. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Title 7 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin • Southern Congressmen proposed adding gender to title 7 to kill the bill.

4. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Title 7 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin • Southern Congressmen proposed adding gender to title 7 to kill the bill. • To their surprise, it passed anyway!

5. Betty Freidan

6. National Organization for Women (NOW)

7. National Organization for Women (NOW)

8. Native American Rights

9. Native American Rights • 1953- The Termination Policy: Tried to undermine tribal autonomy and encouraged Indians to assimilate into white society.

10. Native American Rights • 1953- The Termination Policy: Tried to undermine tribal autonomy and encouraged Indians to assimilate into white society. • Late 1960s- Dennis Banks and the American Indian Movement (AIM)- militant protest

11. Native American Rights • 1953- The Termination Policy: Tried to undermine tribal autonomy and encouraged Indians to assimilate into white society. • Late 1960s- Dennis Banks and the American Indian Movement (AIM)- militant protest • 1975- Self Determination of Indian Nations

12. Counterculture and New Left • Counterculture (hippies)– social manifestation of youthful discontent in 1960s • New Left (anti-war protesters)- political manifestation of the same phenomenon

13. The New Left

14. The New Left • 1962: Tom Hayden and SDS- The Port Huron Statement

15. The New Left • 1962: Tom Hayden and SDS- The Port Huron Statement • 1964: The Berkeley Free Speech Movement

16. The New Left • 1962: Tom Hayden and SDS- The Port Huron Statement • 1964: The Berkeley Free Speech Movement • 1966-73: The Anti-Vietnam War movement

21. The Counterculture

22. The Counterculture • Hippies: Distinctive appearance from those in mainstream culture

24. The Counterculture • Hippies: Distinctive appearance from those in mainstream culture • The Sexual Revolution: 1960- the birth control pill!

26. The Counterculture • Hippies: Distinctive appearance from those in mainstream culture • The Sexual Revolution: 1960- the birth control pill! • Masters and Johnson: Study of sexuality in America

28. The Beatles

29. The Rolling Stones

30. Woodstock-1969

31. Woodstock

32. Woodstock

33. Altamont Speedway

34. What happened to the counterculture?

35. What happened to the counterculture? • It became mainstream! The dominant culture adopted counterculture values and appearance.

36. What happened to the counterculture? • It became mainstream! The dominant culture adopted counterculture values and appearance.