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1 Goal: Discuss equal opportunity movements for minorities and women
Goal: Discuss equal opportunity movements for minorities and women. QOD: In one word describe the Civil Rights Movement, and explain why you chose that word.

2 Latino Movements (Grape Pickers / Chicanos)
Mexican Americans working on California’s fruit and vegetable farms wanted better pay and working conditions Cesar Chavez (non-violence) / United farm workers Organizing committee (UFWOC) Nationwide boycott on grapes; Chavez fasted for 3 weeks California farm owners faced extreme financial loss and recognized union for negotiations NY, Puerto Ricans demand Spanish speaking classrooms with an emphasis on PR culture 1968 Bilingual Act-bilingual classrooms for non-English speaking children Protest by Chicanos for educational reform Walkouts for smaller classes Latino studies in colleges

3 National Organization for Women
Women should have economic, political, and social equality with men Betty Friedan founder; Women come together for change Women’s Liberation Movement Civil Rights paves the way for women’s rights More day cares and improved educational opportunities for women Ban of gender discrimination Gloria Steinem; founder of Ms. Magazine Encourages women to seek political office Journalist and major spokesperson for the women’s movement Violence Against Women Act Local chapters ; all can join

4 American Indian Movement
Wanted control and govern their own lives Militant N.A. rights organization Restore N.A. lands, burial grounds, fishing and timber rights 1961, 67 Native American groups met in Chicago and created a “Declaration of Indian Purpose” to create economic opportunities for Native Americans Trail of Broken Treaties-want 110 million acres restored Wounded Knee S. Dakota (most violent) seize town, 11 hostages; shoot out; deaths 1978 Indian Self determination and Education Assistance Act Got some land back in New Mexico, Alaska, Maine, Massachusetts, and South Carolina

5 Poor Peoples Movement Organized by Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Eradicate poverty in America (urban ghettos) SCLC went to small towns to entice people to go to Washington for a march Poor people left from all over the country built a shanty town in Washington: Resurrection City. Demonstration fell on deaf ears. City torn down by Washington police.

6 Pro-Choice Movement NOW supports the women’s right to choose
“back alley” abortions Wanted to repeal strict abortion laws 1973 the Supreme Court ruled in Roe V. Wade that women had the right to choose if they wanted an abortion or not. Americans today still divided on the subject 2000 Food and Drug Administration approved the abortion-inducing drug.

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