What were the goals of the Civil Rights movement? How did different groups work to achieve these goals?

“Sisterhood Is Powerful” “Don’t Cook Dinner– Starve a Rat Today” “Don’t Iron While the Strike Is Hot” National Organization for Women

Feminism Belief that women were barred from, unequally treated in, or poorly served by the mail-dominated arena including politics, medicine, law enforcement, education, and religion

Demands of NOW Equality for women in employment and education Child care centers throughout the nation Women’s control over reproduction

Civil Rights Act of 1964 *Title VII- Outlawed discrimination on the basis of sex *Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-Set up to enforce federal prohibition of job discrimination. Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972 Banned discrimination in education including admissions, athletics, and faculty hiring.

Equal Credit Opportunity Act 1972 Made it illegal to deny credit to a woman just because of her gender Roe v. Wade 1973 Supreme Court decision that said women had the right to legal abortions. During 1970s share of law degrees increased form 5.4% to 30% Medical degrees increased form 8.4% to 23%

“Feminism is doomed…because it [attempts] to repeal and restructure human nature.” “Women have babies and men provide support. If you don’t like the way we’re made you’ve got to take it up with God.” From the textbook.

What were the goals of the feminist movement? Was this movement a success? Why or Why Not? 3.8 Format

Native Americans High unemployment rates Average income less than half of white American men Alcoholism and Tuberculosis rates extremely high

Under Eisenhower, policy put in place to “end the status of Indians as wards of the government and grant them all the rights and prerogatives pertaining to American citizenship.” Stopped federal services to reservations and forced to relocate

1969 native Americans tried to reclaim Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay Lasted nearly 18 months New Mexico returned 48,000 acres of Sacred Blue Lake lands in 1970 Washington, Maine, and Connecticut also settled claims

“Before AIM, Indians were dispirited, defeated and culturally dissolving. People were ashamed to be Indian… We put Indians and Indian rights smack dab in the middle of the public consciousness for the first time since the so-called Indian Wars…[AIM] laid the groundwork for the next stage in regaining our sovereignty and self determination as a nation.”

Sometimes used force 1972 Protest called the Trail of Broken Treaties as they occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C members occupied Wounded Knee

Other Groups National Indian Education Association Native American Rights Fund Council on Energy Resource Tribes New American Indian Art

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 1971: Turned over 44 million acres of land to Alaska Natives and provided $962.5 million Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act 1975: Allowed tribes to implement their own education, health, and housing programs Indian Child Welfare Act 1978: Set standards for adoptions of Native American children

Latino Rights 1960 one-third of Mexican American families lived below the poverty line 2 times more unemployed 80% worked in low-paying, unskilled jobs such as farm labor 75% dropped out of high school

Cesar Chavez Migrant workers received low wages and hard work Formed the United Farm Workers Unionized these workers using non-violence especially BOYCOTTS

“Grapes must remain an unenjoyed luxury for all as long as the barest human needs and basic human rights are still luxuries for farm workers. The grapes grow sweet and heavy on the vines, but they will have to wait while we reach out first for our freedom. The time is ripe for our liberation.”

Chicano Movement Conveyed Mexican pride and commitment to political activism Crusade for Justice: provided legal aid, a theater for enhancing cultural awareness, a Spanish- language newspaper, and even a school for bilingual classes

MAYO 1967 college students in San Antonio formed this group Wanted economic independence, to gain local control of education of Hispanic children, and achieve power for Latinos through political parties

La Raza Unida “United People” Campaigned for bilingual education, improved public services, education for children of migrant workers, and an end to discrimination Registered some 10,000 voters in Arizona, New Mexico, and California

Other Groups Boricua: Reflects Puerto Rican pride and political activism Young Lords and Taller Boricua Cuban Americans organize inside our country to overthrow Castro and Communism

Stonewall Riots June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, N.Y.C. Only openly Gay Bar in New York at the time Fight broke out between bar goers and police

Gay Rights Movement In response: Gay Liberation Front formed and protested for Gay rights as well as other human rights initiatives At this time, homosexuality was illegal in most states

Harvey Milk First openly gay politician elected to San Francisco Board of Supervisors Campaigned for Individual Rights including Gay Rights Assassinated in 1978

1973 APA removes homosexuality from mental disorder list 1982 Wisconsin becomes first state to outlaw discrimination 1993 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Connecticut, Iowa, Mass., N.H., and Vermont all have legal same sex marriage laws

Written Response: Did the strategies used by women and other minority groups during the rights revolution allow them to achieve their goals of equality? Present evidence to back up your opinion.