1. Civil Rights Latinos, Native Americans, Women and the Counterculture

2. Latinos Encounter poor living conditions and discrimination Demand equal rights Respect for culture and heritage

5. Cesar Chavez United Farm Workers Organized farm workers to increase wages and improve working conditions Boycott - grapes

6. Bilingual Education Act of 1968 Greater recognition of Hispanic Culture provided federal funding to incorporate native-language instruction. Most states followed the lead of the federal government, enacting bilingual education laws of their own or at least decriminalizing the use of other languages in the classroom

7. Native Americans High unemployment rate Poor health care High death rates

8. Declaration of Indian Purpose Demanded the right for Native Americans to choose their own way of life

9. American Indian Movement (AIM) Confronted the gov’t in highly public actions that sometimes resulted in violence Laws/courts gave Native Americans greater rights over the education of their children and renewed land rights

10. AIM

11. Wounded Knee In February of 1973 the American Indian Movement and the Lakota Nation made a final stand for Native rights with siege at wounded knee. controlled the town for 71 days

12. Women Feminism- the belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men

13. Women Growing # of women entering the work force but paid less than men for the same job Actively involved in both the civil rights and anti-war movments

14. Women NOW- National Organization for Women ERA – Equal Rights Movement

15. Culture and Counterculture During the 1960s, a youth movement challenged American society, its values, and its politics –Began with the “beat” movement of the 1950s –Baby boomers By 1970, 58 % of the population was under 34

16. Counterculture (cont) Colleges gave young people the opportunity to congregate and share their feelings and concerns about society

17. Counterculture (cont) Hippies wanted a freer society, closer to nature, full of love, empathy, tolerance and cooperation Communes – group living arrangements in where members share everything, and work together

18. Hippies

19. Counterculture (cont) The counterculture influenced international fashion Wore long hair, Native American headbands, shabby jeans, long dresses –Military, worn-out, ethnic clothing were all popular

20. Counterculture (cont) Illegal Drug Use –Marijuana and LSD Timothy Leary –Early experimenter and promoter of LSD –“Tune in, Turn on, Drop out”

21. Music The new music added to the rift between parents and youth Musicians like the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin came to represent the hopes of the new generation

22. Woodstock 1969

25. Gay Liberation Movement 1969 police raid gay bar in NYC sparks riots and gay rights movement By mid 1970s homosexuality is no longer considered a mental illness 1993 “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”

26. Environmental Movement Fear of Technology –3 mile Island nuclear power plant accident (1973) –Chernobyl (1986) –Exxon Valdez (1989) Protective legislation –Clear Air Act –Clean Water Act –EPA –Superfund- cleans up toxic dumps!