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Social Movements of the 1960s §Women’s Rights §Native American protest §The New Left (student activists). §The Counterculture (Hippies) §Music of the 1960s
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 §Title 7 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 §Title 7 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin §Southern Congressmen proposed adding gender to title 7 to kill the bill.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 §Title 7 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin §Southern Congressmen proposed adding gender to title 7 to kill the bill. §To their surprise, it passed anyway!
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Betty Freidan
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National Organization for Women (NOW)
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Native American Rights
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§1953- The Termination Policy: Tried to undermine tribal autonomy and encouraged Indians to assimilate into white society.
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Native American Rights §1953- The Termination Policy: Tried to undermine tribal autonomy and encouraged Indians to assimilate into white society. §Late 1960s- Dennis Banks and the American Indian Movement (AIM)- militant protest
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Native American Rights §1953- The Termination Policy: Tried to undermine tribal autonomy and encouraged Indians to assimilate into white society. §Late 1960s- Dennis Banks and the American Indian Movement (AIM)- militant protest §1975- Self Determination of Indian Nations
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Counterculture and New Left §Counterculture (hippies)– social manifestation of youthful discontent in 1960s §New Left (anti-war protesters)- political manifestation of the same phenomenon
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The New Left
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§1962: Tom Hayden and SDS- The Port Huron Statement
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The New Left §1962: Tom Hayden and SDS- The Port Huron Statement §1964: The Berkeley Free Speech Movement
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The New Left §1962: Tom Hayden and SDS- The Port Huron Statement §1964: The Berkeley Free Speech Movement §1966-73: The Anti-Vietnam War movement
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The Counterculture
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§Hippies: Distinctive appearance from those in mainstream culture
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The Counterculture §Hippies: Distinctive appearance from those in mainstream culture §The Sexual Revolution: 1960- the birth control pill!
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The Counterculture §Hippies: Distinctive appearance from those in mainstream culture §The Sexual Revolution: 1960- the birth control pill! §Masters and Johnson: Study of sexuality in America
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The Beatles
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The Rolling Stones
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Woodstock-1969
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Woodstock
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Altamont Speedway
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What happened to the counterculture?
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§It became mainstream! The dominant culture adopted counterculture values and appearance.
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What happened to the counterculture? §It became mainstream! The dominant culture adopted counterculture values and appearance.
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