Warm-up for 31-1 Consider what a group needs to do to get the attention of the government in order to bring about change. Is protest a successful tactic, or does it damage the group s cause? Is peaceful protest effective? Is violence ever justified?
Latinos Americans of Latin American decent Mexicans have lived in SW since Mexico ceded land in 1848 Puerto Ricans began immigrating in 1898 Cubans in 1959 to escape Castro others to escape civil war & poverty
(many experienced prejudice & discrimination in jobs & housing) United Farm Workers Organizing Committee- union formed in 66 sought higher wages & better working conditions Congress provided $ for schools to develop bilingual programs in 68 (8 Hispanic Americans served in the House & 1 Senator in the 1960 s) La Raza Unida (Mexican-Americans United)- Latino political organization founded in 1970
Native Americans poorest group of Americans; highest unemployment termination policy by Eisenhower was a failure American Indian Movement (AIM) militant org. formed in 68 sought to protect the rights of NA s demanded NA land, burial grounds, fishing & timber rights Fed govt. passed laws granting greater control over their own affairs & education NA s also regained lost land using old land treaties that the govt. had broken Wounded Knee shootout w/ FBI- 73
Warm-up for 31-2 Do you think women are discriminated against or have equal opportunity? Explain.
A New Movement Arises feminism- belief that women should have economic, political, & social equality w/ men movement reawakened spurred by political activism of the time jobs available to women- clerical, domestic service, retail, social work, teaching, nursing govt. commission in 63 reports women paid far less than men for the same jobs The Feminine Mystique written by Betty Friedan, it ignited the contemporary movement it captured the average women s discontent
Gains & Losses Civil Rights Act of 64 prohibited discrimination based on race, gender, religion National Org. for Women (NOW) - pursued feminist goals 1. Better child care facilities 2. Improved educational opportunities 3. End to job discrimination
Gains & Losses cont. Congress passed a ban on gender discrimination in educational programs receiving govt. $ (many all male colleges become coed) Roe v. Wade- 73 SC decision that allows right to choose an abortion during 1 st 3 months of pregnancy- issue still divides Americans today Equal Rights Amendment- proposed & failed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would have prohibited any govt. discrimination on the basis of sex Phyllis Schlafly conservative that believed the ERA would lead to women being drafted led pro-family movement which becomes the New Right (New Right helps get Ronald Regan elected)
Legacy movement transformed women s conventional roles & attitudes toward career & family it expanded career opportunities for women glass ceiling - invisible, but real resistance to promoting women into top positions
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/upshot/the-pay-gap-isbecause-of-gender-not-jobs.html?abt=0002&abg=0
Warm-up for 31-3 What images come to mind when you hear the word hippie?
The Counterculture youth movement, disillusioned w/ the war in Vietnam, that rejected mainstream society sought new society based on peace and love members known as hippies- society had grown hollow (Timothy Learycounterculture philosopher Tune in, turn on, drop out )
Culture marked by rock n roll, outrageous clothing, sexual expression, & illegal drugs hippies wore ragged jeans, tie-dyed shirts, & love beads many renounced private property to live in communes quitting school & jobs (ideas stem from utopian communities from the 1800 s- not original) Haight-Ashbury- hippie capital in San Francisco -allowed hallucinogenic drugs until 66
Decline peace & harmony give way to violence, crime, & disillusionment many fall victim to drug addiction & mental breakdown Janis Joplin & Jimi Hendrix both overdose in 1970, Jim Morrison in 71
Changes Andy Warhol attempted to bring pop art into the mainstream (bright, simple, commerciallooking images depicting everyday life) the Beatles- help mainstream rock music Woodstock- peaceful & well organized 3 day music and art festival in upstate NY in 8/69
Changes cont. American attitudes toward sexual behavior became more casual & permissive (some see as liberating, others as a sign of moral decay) Conservatives attack decadent values growing conservative movement helps elect Nixon