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Betty Friedan was a American writer and feminist. She was the first president of the national organization for woman
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Cesar Chavez was a civil rights activist and was the cofounder of the National Farm Workers Association. He was a Mexican American farmer
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The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students who went to Little Rock central high school and the school didn't let them go because it was an all white high school. The 9 boys ended up attending to the high school because of the 14th amendment.
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Brown vs. Board of Education was a law passed that separated blacks and whites in the public. Black and whites couldn't go to the same school,buses and drink from the same water.
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Montgomery Bus Boycott was a social protest against racial segregation on buses. A protester Rosa parks was arrested for sitting in the front seat(where the whites would sit).
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The most common Music in 1960s was rock. Music was a major impact in life by showing how you felt or lived.
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the woman and black rights were very limited. most middle class whites were Hippies
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Feminist movement was wen females would stand up for equal rights to men. Reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, women's suffrage, sexual harassment, and sexual violence are all parts of feminist movement.
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Latino movement was located in Chicago. it was a racial segregation against mexicans
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Freedom riders are civil right protesters who rode buses in the south in 1961 to challenge the Supreme Court decisions on public buses. The protest lasted 6 months and southern did nothing to change the buses rules.
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Civil Rights Act was a outlaw of discrimination of sex and skin color. When this law was passed everyone had equal rights.
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Black Power Was a slogan blacks used to stand up to prejudice people. Also it has social institutions for businesses and stores blacks owns.
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Watts Riot was a rebillion that took place in Los Angeles from 6 days. The root was over a man accused of drunk driving and the riot kilt 34 people and over 40 millions dollars in property damage.
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Martin L. King’s jr's death was caused by assassination. He was shot and killed by James Earl Ray on April 4th 1968. His death caused riots and civil discords
