1. 1960s--1980 Changes in American Society

2. 1960s A decade of Turmoil and Conflict

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. Civil Rights Movement Stokely Carmichael Black Power

8. Civil Rights Movement Black Panther Party Elijah Mohammed

24. Bakke Decision

31. NOW Betty Friedan Betty Friedan

32. United Farm Workers Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez

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

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

35. 50s into the 60s

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