The Counterculture Movement
The 1960s and 1970s boom
The Segregation in the 1960s and 1970s
In the 1960s there was lots of segregation happening against African Americans. Because of the desegregation of the schools in the southern US white children could bully and call black children more names than before. It was very bad and caused rallies, boycotts, marches and even assassinations. This was the start of a whole era of movements and new ideas on freedom
The Counter Culture Movement- Protesters hold a sign in support of peace.
A counterculture developed in the United States in the late 1960s. This movement lasted from approximately 1964 to 1972, and it coincided with America's involvement in Vietnam. A counterculture is the rejection of conventional social norm in this case, the norms of the 1950s. Many people protested the war and our involvement saying it was unfair and unreasonable for the US to be in this kind of war. Many parents and others protested the Draft at that time that took friends, sons and fathers away to a plae that most did not come back from.
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Feminist Movement- Women hold a sign in support for Women rights.
The Feminist Movement was one of the longest movement in our nations history lasting from 1848 Seneca Falls convention to today. It is a movement that fights for equality in all ways of society. The largest step in the right direction that we as society have taken to give women equality was in 1920 when they were allowed to vote in public elections all over the country. There is still a pay gap today and many women want equality now just as bad as they wanted it in 1848. The National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Organization for Women have worked very hard to get equality and fair pay for women for many years.
The Latino or Chicano Movement- Latinos march down a street
The Chicano Movement of the 1960s, also called the Chicano Civil Rights Movement, also known as El Movimiento, is an extension of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement which began in the 1940s with the stated goal of achieving Mexican American empowerment.Civil rights movement time was in the 1960s. The Main goals were to achieve equality and fair respect for Latino workers. It was made popular because of rallies held by mainly college students all over the country that supported fair education and opportunities for all Mexican Americans. It was very influential in creating more job opportunities for Latinos in the United States.
The Native American Movement
The American Indian Movement (AIM) is an American Indian advocacy group in the United States, founded in July 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the core of the movement is Indian leadership under the direction of NeeGawNwayWeeDun, Clyde H. Bellecourt, and others. Making steady progress, the movement has transformed policy making into programs and organizations that have served Indian people in many communities. These policies have consistently been made in consultation with spiritual leaders and elders.The success of these efforts is indisputable, but perhaps even greater than the accomplishments is the vision defining what AIM stands for.It has helped millions of Native Americas overcome many challenges.
Information Sources
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