The 1960s

Civil Rights Continues Civil Disobedience Deliberately breaking the law Sit-ins, use of segregated facilities

Organizations National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

March On Washington August 1963 Civil Rights groups march in Washington DC to support civil rights bill Martin Luther King Jr. – “I have a dream”

Success Civil Rights Act of 1964 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Opened public facilities to all Commission to protect equal job opportunities Voting Rights Act of 1965 End of literacy tests and poll taxes

Changes Some don’t think movement is doing enough Call for “Black Power” More aggressive, militant approach, less emphasis on integration Malcolm X Black Panthers

Women’s Rights Movement Women seek equality-equal jobs, pay, status The Feminine Mystique Book by Betty Friedan – argued against society forcing women into the home National Organization for Women (NOW)

Progress for Women Civil Rights Act of 1964 – end of discrimination Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) – equal protection under law Equal Opportunity Act – equal pay Title IX – equality in sports

Roe v Wade/Miranda v Arizona Woman has the right to end a pregnancy Court rules that making abortions illegal would violate right to privacy Miranda v Arizona Ensures accused are given due process and notified of rights when arrested

Setbacks for Women Not all women support movement Against traditional values Claims movement led to higher divorce and abortion rates and ruined values

Civil Rights for Other Groups Latinos Cesar Chavez – United Farm Workers Shows Latino contributions to society Native Americans American Indian Movement (AIM) Disabled Americans New programs (Deaf Institute at RIT) Mainstreaming of education

Kennedy’s New Frontier Space Program To compete with Soviets – man on the moon Peace Corps American volunteers sent to developing nations to train local people in technical, educational, and health programs Lowered income taxes to stimulate economy

Johnson’s Great Society VISTA – Volunteers In Service to America Domestic peace corps Office of Economic Opportunity Assistance to low-income families Head Start, Upward Bound, Job Corps

Great Society Elementary and Secondary Education Act Over $1 billion to education Medicare and Medicaid Health insurance and care to those on social security and low-income individuals Department of Housing and Urban Development Improve housing and economic aid to cities

The 1960s Civil Rights continues for African Americans and begins for other groups Women, Disabled, Native Americans, Latinos Government becomes more involved in society New Frontier, Great Society