1960s Changes in American Society

1960s A decade of Turmoil and Conflict

Causes of conflict Public dissatisfaction with governmental policies Minority frustration with slow economic and social change New attitudes towards traditional values and actions A rise in idealism matched by feelings of hopelessness

Tactics of Protests Nonviolent (civil disobedience) – Sit-ins, boycotts, picket lines, bra burnings, publicity marches, demonstrations, burning of draft cards, hippie and flower child movements, new religious cults and communes, emergence of “counterculture”….drugs, sex, rock and roll, etc…. Violent – Riots, assassinations, kidnappings, destruction of property

Effects Divided society Mistrust of government “generation gap” Family changes – Divorce rates up, trial marriages, cohabitation More movements on heals of Civil Rights Movement – UFW, NOW, AIM, Gay rights

Major People involved Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King, Jr Malcolm X

Civil Rights Movement Stokely Carmichael Black Power

Civil Rights Movement Black Panther Party Elijah Mohammed

Bakke Decision

NOW Betty Friedan Betty Friedan

United Farm Workers Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez

Environmental Movement Rachel Carson Rachel Carson “Silent Spring” “Silent Spring”

Counterculture SDS (Students for Democratic Society) SDS (Students for Democratic Society) Tom Hayden Tom Hayden Conscientious Objectors Conscientious Objectors

50s into the 60s

The HIPPIES Hip…..on the cutting edge, groovy, cool, etc….. Hip…..on the cutting edge, groovy, cool, etc…..