1. More of the 1960s

2. Malcolm X https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=9a3hT8f 6Kkk
Nation of Islam
Black Power
Black Panthers
Balck Panthers- Founded by Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale and others, this party justified the use of violence in the accomplishment of black justice.
 In 1967, Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali refused induction into the armed forces on both religious and political grounds. The next year, John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their gloved fists in a black power salute from the victory stand at the Olympic Games in Mexico City. 

3. JFK JFK vs Nixon Debate New Frontier Assassination Space Race
Rights for Disabled
Rights for Women
Stalled Domestic Programs
Assassination
JFK vs Nixon- radio people though Nixon won tv people thought JFK won .
Kennedy wins election of 1960, promises a new frontier meant to symbolize the youth of the US. And get rid of what he considered to be complacency of the Eisenhower years.
Space race- promised US would place a man on the moon by the end of the decade, Alan shepherd was first American to travel into space, John Glen first American to orbit the earth
Rights for disabled- began the special Olympics and created the council on Mental Retardation
Women- created a commission to look into and research the status of women and will create the Equal Pay Act in 1963
Domestic- much of his new frontier policies were tied up in congress by republicns and southern democrats. Will propose a tax cut, department of urban affairs, medicare, a civil right bill, housing subsidies, immigration reform, federal aid to education, none of these will be passed under kennedy but will go on to be passed by LBJ
Assasination- Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald, nov 22, 1963.

4. Lyndon B Johnson (LBJ) War on Poverty Presidential Election of 1964
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Presidential Election of 1964
LBJ- Texan called on congress to pass many bills they had previously opposed as a tribute to JFK,
War on poverty- Economic opportunity act of created office of economic opportunity to administer programs like: Job Corps- train underprivelaged youth, VISTA- volunteers in service to America- domestic peace corp
Election- Johnson won an landslide victory and gained control of both houses

5. Great Society Medicare and Medicaid Education- Project Head Start
Aid to Cites
Appalachian Regional Development Act
Immigration Act of 1965
Ends because of Vietnam War
Jan great society, turn US into more egalitarian society by opening opportunities for all americans. Most ambitious program of social reform since new deal
Medicare and Medicaid- care- over 65 years old; caid- low income, children, pregnant women, elderly and people with disabilities
Federal aid to education- Elementary and secondary education act- gave 1 billion to school districts, higher education act provided funds for scholarships, Project head start- help prepare underprivileged children for kindergarten free Pre K
all federal funding was made conditional on the desegregation of school districts
Aid to cities- housing and urban development act- created new cabinet positions in charge of programs aimed at cities. Billions in aid given to cities- urban planning slum clearing, rental subsidies, reconstruction of dilapidated buildings
Appalachian- federal funds to create new jobs and industries in Appalachia,
Immigration act of ended national origins quota system, each country gat same amount of maximum immigrants
Other programs- National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities, raised minimum wage, increased expenditures for war and poverty and space program, create PBS, issued new regualtions to reduce smog and water pollution.
Vietnam- despite federal programs many americans remained impoverished, and Americas involvement in Vietnam will force Johnson to pull funsing to move towards “war” effort. People grew increasingly critical of his handling of Vietnam

6. The Warren Court Chief Justice Earl Warren
Judicial Activism
Freedom of Speech- Yates v. United States (1957)
Equal Representation- Baker v. Carr (1962)
Freedom and Religion- Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Rights of accused persons- Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Warren court- court became a major instrument of social change under Earl Warren. Some critics will oppose this judicial activism arguing most of these questions should have been left to the elcted branches of government
Yates v United states- court extended the right of free speech to the communist party
Baker v Carr- court ordered a reorginazation of state legislatures- redistricting voting districts to reflect the large populations in the new cities
Engel v Vitale- outlawed the use of school prayers in public schools
Gideon v Wainwright- Gideon faced accusations of robbery but was too poor to afford a lawer (lawers were only given to people facing the death penalty) found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in prison. Appealed case, supreme court ruled government must provide a lawyer to anyone accused of a felony who cannot afford one.
Miranda v Arizona- court ruled it would not permit a confession if it was given before their constitutional rights were read to them,