Quick Write # 1 Write down two examples of minority groups (other than women) who may have been inspired by the Civil Rights Movement

VI. 1960s A. Latinos & Native Americans 1. Cesar Chavez a. there was no federal protection of agricultural workers, which made it hard to unionize b. used non-violence

Cesar Chavez

c. 1962: United Farm Workers (UFW) formed to win better pay & conditions d. 1965: organized national boycott of grapes-  negotiating power  higher wages & benefits 2. La Raza Unida Focused on electing Latinos to public office

poverty, unemployment, suicide, alcoholism, etc. b. do not want to assimilate

3. Am Indian Movement (AIM) a. organized to achieve social reform for Native Ams b. tried to actively confront the federal govt 1. Trail of Broken Treaties 2. March on Washington 3. Occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

4. Feb 1973: Wounded Knee (S Dakota) a. 80yrs earlier US troops had killed 300 Sioux Indians there b. US troops surround Wounded Knee for 71 days, 2 ppl die c. brings attention to deplorable living conditions of Native Ams

5. Indian Education Act Gave control over education of Native Americans to Native American tribes

Members of this minority group were never immigrants. They staged demonstrations and occupations to reach their goals Native Americans

The incident that happened here focused the nation's attention on the deplorable living conditions of Native Americans Wounded Knee

He used non-violence to achieve his goals and achieved negotiating power with a national grape boycott Cesar Chavez

Demonstrations organized by this group were designed to actively confront the federal government regarding their treatment of Native Americans AIM

A lack of federal protection for agricultural workers made it difficult for this union to gain recognition UFW

Quick Write # 2 Write down two reasons why people might oppose rights for women

B. Women’s movement 1. Became more organized & focused after Civil Rights Act of feminists: activists for women’s rts, mostly middle class women

3. Betty Friedan: a. wrote Feminine Mystique which challenged traditional roles of women b. inspired women to question their lives

Betty Friedan

: Natl Organization for Women (NOW) a. founded to address grievances not addressed by Civil Rts Act of 1964 b. 1 st goal: to end discrimination in the workplace c. later: maternity leave, child care, = education, abortion rights

5. Opposed by Phyllis Schlafly a. anti-feminist, worked to defeat Equal Rts Amendment b. wife & mother was the most important role for women

Passed in Congress & ratified by 35 states (needed 38). Conservatives said it would lead to the breakdown of family

This began primarily among white middle class women Women’s movement

She was an anti- feminist who wrote The Power of Positive Women Phyllis Schlafly

Opponents of this said that its passage would lead to a breakdown of the family Equal Rights Amendment

Feminist who wrote The Feminist Mystique Betty Friedan

This organization was founded to help women address the grievances not specifically addressed in the Civil Rights Act NOW

Quick Write # 3 Write down two things you know about the 1960s

C. Counterculture 1. baby boomer children, spoiled 2. white, middle class, college youths 3. rejected materialism 4. Communal living

rural communes c. tried to create a utopian society d. resisted order & organization

Hippies

4. Rock & Roll Music a. lyrics address hopes & fears of youth b. fast, energetic beat c. mode of communication

Random & Useless A rock festival held at a 600 acre dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York from August 15 to August 18, The festival bears the name "Woodstock", because it was to take place in the town of Woodstock, in Ulster County Sam Yasgur persuaded his father Max to allow the concert to be held on the family's alfalfa field, located in Sullivan County, about 40 miles SW of Woodstock. The show had been planned for a maximum of 200K attendees, over 500K eventually attended, most of whom did not pay admission. Woodstock

Random & Useless 3 people died at Woodstock: 1 from a heroin overdose, 1 from being run over by a tractor while sleeping in a nearby hayfield, and 1 from falling off a scaffold. 2 unconfirmed births reportedly occurred as well. Woodstock began as a profit-making venture It became a free festival after it became obvious that the concert was drawing 100s of 1000s more people than the organizers had prepared for, & ppl tore down the gates. Tickets for the event cost US$18 to buy a ticket in advance (which would be US$95.58 in 2005) & $24 to buy a ticket at the gate for all 3 days.

Random & Useless 12K tickets were refunded because ppl who paid couldn’t get there (traffic) Abbie Hoffman was pd 10K to not disrupt the concert. He tried anyway & Pete Townsend (The Who) knocked him off the stage with his guitar Off duty NYPD officers were supposed to provide security, but were threatened with disciplinary action if they showed up Jimi Hendrix agreed to less pay if he played last. His show was delayed 9hrs. By the time he took the stage, most ppl had left.

Iron Butterfly (Stuck at the airport, their manager demanded helicopters and special arrangements just for them. Were wired back and told, as impolitely as Western Union would allow, "to get lost", but in other 'words'.) Cancelled Acts

Joni Mitchell (Joni's agent put her on "The Dick Cavett Show" instead) Lighthouse (Feared that it would be a "bad scene".) Ethan Brown (Arrested for LSD three days before the event.)

Declined Invitations Led Zeppelin (Got a higher paying gig at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in New Jersey that weekend) Bob Dylan (Turned it down because of his disgust of the hippies hanging around his house) Jethro Tull (Turned it down because they thought it wouldn't be a big deal.)

5. Problems a. drugs & violence b. opposed by conservatives 1. blamed society’s permissiveness on campus rebels & counterculture 2. led to the election of Richard Nixon (conservative)

In the 1960s, members of this group rejected materialism, lived in groups and shared living space. They were weakened by drug use, violence and lack of support from mainstream Americans. Counterculture

This was a mode of communication for youth, was not appreciated by their parents, was fast paced and energetic and contained lyrics that spoke to the hopes and fears of youth Music

This group blamed the increasing permissiveness on society on college students and the counterculture Conservatives