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Social Movements of the 60s & 70s

Social Movements of the 60s & 70s. Civil Rights, Women, Hippies & the Environment. The Civil Rights Movement. The Players. Supporters of Non-Violent Methods. Supporters of Violent-Methods. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Malcolm X

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Social Movements of the 60s & 70s

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  1. SocialMovements of the 60s & 70s Civil Rights, Women, Hippies & the Environment

  2. The Civil RightsMovement

  3. The Players Supporters of Non-Violent Methods Supporters of Violent-Methods • Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) • Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) • Malcolm X • Nation of Islam • Black Panthers

  4. African Americansshould use their economic and political muscle to gain equality StokleyCarmichael:

  5. The Push for Voting Rights SNCC, 1960 SCLC, 1957 • 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.

  6. Victories Voting Rights Act, 1965 24th Amendment, 1964 Ø more literacy tests Ø more poll taxes

  7. Civil Rights Act,1964 • Banned segregation in public accommodations, employment AND public facilities

  8. April 4, 1968. In the wake of his murder Congress passed the Fair Housing Act,which banned discrimination in housing. Losses…

  9. Women’s Rights Movement Feminism Causes for the 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

  10. Women’s Movement Proponents Opponents • 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.

  11. 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

  12. Roe v Wade • Passed in 1973 • Gave women the right to legal abortions

  13. 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

  14. 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.

  15. CounterCulture of the 60s-70s • Grew out of the beatnik movement • Emphasis on freedom from materialism • Influenced by civil rights movement • Questioned traditional values

  16. Hippies…

  17. 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.

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