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Betty Friedan
She was an American Writer, activist, and feminist. A major figure into women's movement in the United States. She wrote a book in 1963, called The Feminine Mystique. -
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Cesar Chavez
He was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta. co-founded the National Farmers Workers Association in 1962. -
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Black Power Movement
The movement y African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s at earning their civil rights was met with violence. Many young blacks rejected the patience displayed by Martin Luther King in his non-violent response to injustice in American society -
Brown vs Board of Education
Brown vs Board of Education, ended segregation legally for public school. There were a total of 5 cases that wanted equality. The cases, all of them challenged the constitution of racial segregation. The NAACP to work to end segregation. None of this would have happened without the individuals who stood up for what they believed in and took a stand against segregation.
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
This was the protest that followed Rosa Parks The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a period in time when race was still a huge part of our society. This all started with Rosa Parks and how she wasn't allowed to sit in the front of the bus all because of her skin color. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of this boycott. For 381 days they boycotted public buses in Montgomery. On December 21, 1956 Montgomery Buses were integrated and the boycott ended. -
Little Rock Crisis
Nine black students enrolled in an all white school, this was followed with the Little Rock crisis. Which students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by a man named Oral Faunus, the governor of Arkansas. They each attended after the intervention of president Dwight D. Eisenhower. -
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Feminist Movement
the feminist movement is a series of political campaigns for reforms on issues such as domestic violence and sexual violence. all fall under the category of feminism and the feminist movement. The movements goals are different based on nations and communities. -
Counterculture
The 1960s were a period of long-held values that seemed to disappear, mostly the young people. Although many young men and woman became politic activists and were the force behind the civil rights movement and antiwar movements. -
Latino Movement
The Latino Movement , was also known as the Chicano Movement of the 1960s, was a civil rights movement that extending the Mexican American Civil rights movement of the 1960s with the main goal of achieving Mexican American empowerment. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a walk for blacks to get Jobs and Freedom. The March on Washington also known as The Great on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday August 28, 1963 -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Act of 1964 that ended segregation in public places. Was proposed by John F. Kennedy. This act also banned employment discrimination like race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
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Selma to Montgomery
The selema to Montgomery marches were 3 protest marches, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama. -
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Watts Riots
The Watts Riots, also know as the Watts Rebellion, took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. On August 11, 1965 an African American motorist was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving. -
Bilingual Education Act
The bilingual education act, was the first piece of United States federal legislation that recognized the needs of limited English speaking ability students -
Roe vs Wade
Roe v Wade is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion. It was decided simultaneously with companion case, Doe v Bolton.
