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Brown vs. Board of Education-
Brown vs. Board of Education- ended segregation in schools. Helped people not be segregated. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott happened during the civil rights movement about equal rights for people of color on buses. -
Little Rock Crisis
The Little Rock Crisis was a time where schools didn't allow African Americans to go to central high school.So they ended that and allowed African Americans to go to school. -
Hippies
People who commonly did drugs and wore weird outfits. Know for making peace with life and earth. -
Fashion of 1960's
Hippies were commonly dressed in baggy clothes with headbands. They also had weird sunglasses. -
Sit-in Movement
Sit-in Movement- Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white male which started the sit-in movement. -
Counterculture
Started as a peaceful protest by hippies to end war and not fight. -
Black Power
To show people of color they are strong and powerful and they are able to win this fight against segregation. -
Music in 1960s
There was many popular music and bands at this time such as the Beatles. -
Latino movement
Movement for equal rights for Mexicans. To ensure equal rights for Mexicans. -
Free riders
Free riders- White and Black joined together in a bus to drive to segregated areas to protest. -
Ceaser Chavez
Activist for equal rights to Mexicans and spoke for people dealing with unfair treatment because of their race. -
United farm workers
Team brought together by Ceaser Chavez for equal rights for different races. -
Betty Friedan
Activist for women's rights. Wrote a book on women's rights -
March on Washington
March on Washington contained 200,000 Americans of different races came to march to support equal rights for people of color. -
Civil rights act of 1964
Act for equal rights of people of different races. To help people gain equal rights -
Selma March
March for equal voting rights for people of different races. Whites marched to support people of color. -
Watts riot
Happened in watts neighborhood over an argument that later turned into a fight. -
Martin L. King assassination
He was shot in Memphis Tennessee by James earl ray. He was assassination on April 4 1968. -
Roe vs.wade
Argument on the issue of abortion rights for women. -
Feminist movement
A protest started by women to gain equality and to show women can do anything men can do. Such as work in factories, and work with tools. -
Todays feminism
Women are protest that women should have the right to determine if they want to have an abortion. Fighting for higher pay to get the same amount as men.
