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(Hispanic American) The Zoot Suit Riots
Racially charged clashes between U.S. servicemen and young Latino men, largely in Los Angeles, in response to racial discrimination. Civil disobedience. -
(Native Americans) Navajo Reservation Strike
large-scale uranium mining on Navajo lands in 1944, not a strike in the traditional labor movement sense. Driven by the US government's need for uranium to produce atomic weapons, mining companies extracted vast quantities of ore from the reservation, leading to significant environmental and health consequences for the Navajo people, they went on strike for better working conditions. Peaceful protest, aligns with civil disobedience. -
(Native American Rights) Termination Policy Resistance Event
In the 1950s, the primary resistance event to the federal government's termination policy, which aimed to disband Native American tribes and relocate them to urban areas, was the formation and activism of groups like the American Indian Movement. It was civil disobedience. -
(Civil Rights for African Americans) Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her arrest led to a year-long boycott of the bus system, led by Martin Luther King Jr. Why Civil Disobedience: It was a peaceful protest against unjust segregation laws. -
(African American Rights) Malcom X's Advocacy and Armed Self-Defense
Malcolm X promoted Black empowerment and the right to defend oneself "by any means necessary," particularly against police brutality. He argued that African Americans should protect themselves if the government failed to do so. -
(Women's Rights) The Publication of "The Feminine Mystique"
This book is often credited with sparking the second wave of feminism in the United States. It critiqued the traditional role of women as housewives and mothers, urging women to seek fulfillment beyond the domestic sphere. -
(African American Events) March on Washington
It was the largest gathering for civil rights of its time. An estimated 250,000 people attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, arriving in Washington, D.C. by planes, trains, cars, and buses from all over the country. Civil disobedience. -
(African American Rights) Selma to Montgomery Marches
The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of three protest marches in 1965, organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the desire of African Americans to exercise their right to vote. The marches, spanning 54 miles from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery, became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement, contributing to the passage of the Voting Rights Act. -
(Hispanic American Rights) The Delano Grape Strike
The Delano Grape Strike was a major labor strike led by Filipino and Mexican farmworkers in Delano, California, from 1965 to 1970. The strike aimed to improve wages, working conditions, and benefits for farmworkers, particularly those working in the grape industry. It involved strikes, boycotts, and demonstrations, and ultimately resulted in the first union contracts for table grape growers, granting workers higher pay, benefits, and protections. -
(Hispanic American Rights) East Los Angeles Walkouts
The East Los Angeles Walkouts, also known as the Chicano Blowouts, were a series of protests in 1968 where thousands of high school students in East Los Angeles walked out of their schools to demand better educational opportunities and an end to racial discrimination. The walkouts, which lasted for several days, were a pivotal moment in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement, sparking broader discussions about social justice and the rights of Latinx youth. -
(Hispanic American Rights) The Chicano Moratorium
The Chicano Moratorium was a series of anti-war protests and demonstrations organized by Chicano activists in Mexican American communities, primarily in the Southwest, from November 1969 through August 1971. The movement's primary goal was to protest the Vietnam War, particularly the disproportionate number of Mexican American casualties and the inequities faced by Mexican Americans at home. -
(Women's Rights) Women's Strike for Equality
On August 26, 1970, thousands of women in cities across the U.S. participated in a strike to demand equal opportunities in the workplace, better childcare, reproductive rights, and the end of discrimination. -
(Native American Rights) Occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
The occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters in 1972 was a week-long protest by American Indian Movement activists during the Trail of Broken Treaties march. The occupation aimed to highlight concerns about treaty violations, land reform, and the BIA's role in Native American affairs. -
(Women's Rights) Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a landmark 1973 US Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to abortion, ruling that a state law banning abortion was unconstitutional. The Court's decision, based on the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause, recognized a fundamental right to privacy that protects a woman's choice to have an abortion. -
(Women's Rights) Women's March
The 2017 Women's March was a massive, worldwide protest held on January 21, 2017. The march, which drew over 4 million participants in the United States alone, was a reaction to the 2016 election and a demonstration of support for women's rights, human rights, and other progressive causes. It was the largest single-day protest in US history