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Indian Self-Determination and Education Asistance Act
Native Americans stage protest at Wounded Knee, South Dakota passes acts -
Plessey v. Ferguson
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Martin Luther King Jr.
was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. -
Little Rock 9
9 african americans were admitted into a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. -
Only one out of three women had worke for wages
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Eisenhower administration enacted a termination policy
designed to relocate Native Americans form reservations to mainstream urban American life-it failed -
Brown v. Board of Education
A case in which the supreme court ruled that "seperate but equal" education for black and white students was unconstitional. -
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de facto segregation
racial separation established by practice and custom, not by law -
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De jure segregation
racial separation established by law -
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Malcom X
Malcolm X's expressed beliefs changed substantially over time. As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam he taught black supremacy and advocated separation of black and white Americans—in contrast to the civil rights movement's emphasis on integration. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
For 381 days, African Americans refused to ride buses in Montgomery. -
S.C.L.C.
Southern Christian Leadership Confrence formed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders to work for civil rightd in nonviolent means. -
Fidel Castro overthrows Cuba's dictator
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Latino population in U.S. grew from 3 to 9 million
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More than 40% of women had jobs outside the home, wpmen made up 1/3 of workforce
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Feminism-belief that women should have economic, polotical and social equality
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Freedom Riders
one of the civil rights activists who rode buses through the south to challenge segeragtion. -
Declaration of Indian Purpose
Represenatives from 67 Native American groups met and drafted the Declaration of Indian Purpose, this would allow them to "choose our own way of life" -
Henry Gonzalez was the 1st Mexican American to serve in congress(Texas)
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Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta found the National Farm Workers Association
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MAPA
Mexican American Political Association helped Edward Roybal get elected to House of Respresentatives in Los Angeles makig him 2nd Mexican American in Congress -
President Kennedy's Presidential Commission on the Status of Women
reported that women were paid far less than men, even when doing the same job -
Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique
It captured the discontent that women were feeling -
Federal Alliance of Land Grants
formed to help reclaim U.S. land taken from Mexican American land holders in the 19th century -
Freedom summer
A 1694 project to register african american voters in Mississippi. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
a law that made it easier for african americans to register to vote by eliminating discriminatory literacy tests ans authorizing federal examiners to ebroll voters denied at the local level. -
Grape Boycott
after grape companies refused to recognize the union-peaceful boycott they believed in MLK Jr.'s approach -
President Johnson includes Native Americans
in his great society program and established the National Council on Indian Opportunity to "ensure that program reflect the needs and desires of the Indian people" -
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Women across the country were coming together to work for change
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Selma March
A 50 mile protest march from Selma to the state capital. 600 protesters did the march -
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
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National Organization for Women formed
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Black Panthers
a militant African American polotical organization formed in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to fight police brutality and to provide services in the ghetto -
Kerner Commision
a group that was appointed by president johnson to study the causes of urban violence and that recommended the elimination of de facto segregation in American Society -
Civil Right Act of 1968
A law that banned discrimination in housing. -
The Brown Berets organize walks outs
15,000 mexican american high school students in East L.A. boycott classes -
Congress Enacted the Bilingual Education Act
which provided funds for schools to develop bilingual and cultural heritage progams for non-english speaking children -
Cesar Chavez
went on a 3-week fast and lost 35 pounds to get supermarkets and shoppers to not buy Califronia grapes -
Native American activists found the American Indian Movement
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AIM
The American Indian Movement begins, it begin as a self defense group against police brutality -
Kings Assassination
He was shot in the neck on his hotel balcony by James Earl Ray. -
Militants calling themselves Indians of all Tribes siezed Alcatraz Island-the federal prison island
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Women held only 3.5% of elected state offices
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Political Party La Raza Unida is formed (the United Peopl party0
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The Taos of New Mexico regained possession of Blue Lake
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32 million work in the workforce
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Women were earning the wage of $2,237 while men were earning $6,670
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By this time women were preparing themselves for "lifetime careers"
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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
the Aleut and Inuit tribes of Alaska pass tha act and it gave 40 million acres and paid out over $962 million to native peoples -
National Women's Political Caucus
Gloria Steinem helped found the National Women's Political Caucus, a moderate group that encouraged women to seek political office -
Trail of Broken Treaties
AIM leader Russel Means organized a march known as Trail of Broken Treaties in Washington D.C. to protest how the government has treated Native Americans throughout history -
Congress passes Equal Rights Amendment
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Congree passed a ban on gender discrimination
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Congress passes the Equal Rights Amendment
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Phyllis Schlafy founded and became national chairman of the Stop-ERA campaign
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Roe v. Wade passes
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Congress passes the Education Assistance Act
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Self Determination Act
the law gave tribes muh greater control over their own affairs -
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the number of women in congress also has increased
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congress passes the Indian Education Act
the law gave tribes much greater control over their education of their children