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Baby-Boomers Move Into Adulthood
The post-World War II baby boom were moving into adulthood and using their opinions and ideas of cultural change along the way. -
Alabama Marches
Civil rights activists, including young protesters, participate in one of the three Alabama marches from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. The protestors were critical in the eventual change of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibited voting based on race. -
The Hippie Movement
Hippies focused on the cultural values of life rather than the political issues, although that was a big part of their, “Make Love, Not War” slogan. The hippies were antiwar and promoted peace and love as the answer to all things. -
Kent State Shooting
The Kent State Shooting were the shootings of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio during a mass protest against the bombing of Cambodia by United States Military. -
Movement Through Film
The Goonies had an risky start, following a group of pre-teens chasing treasure in a small coastal town while a maniacal Italian family pursued them. It was marketed as a fun-filled adventure, but the prospect of sudden death lurked around every booby-trapped corner, and Spielberg also incorporated anxiety about financial security and status that was surely familiar to many older children. -
Just Say NO
Just say NO! was a program founded by Nancy Reagan in the mid 1980's aimed at decreasing youth drug usage. Reagan's work in drug prevention began when she found out that some of her friend's children had been using and that some even had died due to drug use. -
Million Man March
The Million Man March was a mass gathering of African-American men in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1995. The march was called by Louis Farrakhan and was held on and around the National Mall in Washington, DC. -
The Living Wage Campaign
Harvard students began a Living Wage Campaign that would last almost four years. The Campaign was headed by the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) and aimed to help all Harvard employees receive a “living wage”. The demands of the living wage campaign were that each Harvard employee (janitors, security guards, cafeteria workers, etc.) receive a wage of at least $10/Hour. -
Sweatshop Protests
It took Ben Partridge 11 days without food to make his point. Twelve pounds lighter, the Purdue University student celebrated with a banana and bread. He and four others ended a hunger strike April 7 when school officials pledged to ensure humane conditions for workers who make clothes bearing the Purdue name. -
Dreamers Act
Four undocumented students occupied the Arizona office of Senator John McCain. Across the country a flurry of occupations, hunger strikes, demonstrations, and marches followed, calling for support of the DREAM Act that would allow these young people the legal right to stay in the United States. -
Florida State University Protests
The protest at Florida State University last fall, when students didn’t like the idea of having the Republican state politician John Thrasher as their school’s president and launched a campaign -
Greenwich High School Protests For Gun Rights
Claiming their views have been silenced unfairly, a group of Greenwich High School students walked out on Wednesday afternoon to speak in favor of gun rights.
