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Brown vs Board of education
The US Supreme Court declared laws that established seperate public schools for blacks and whites to be unconstitutional -
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Montgomery bus boycott
In Montgomery, Alabama Rosa Park, who was riding a segregated bus, refused to give up her seat to a white man. This event caused a 13 month boycott that resulted in an early victory for the civil rights movement. -
Counterculture
The counterculture of the 1960s lasted throughout all of the 1960s. The long held values and normal behavior mainly of the young began to breakdown. There was a hippie counter culture movement. The hippies though that life was just about being happy and if you enjoy if do it. -
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Latino Movement
The Latino movement lasted throughout the 1960s. This was also known as the Mexican American Civil Rights movement, or the Chicano movement. The goal of this movement was the achieve Mexican American empowerment. -
Black Power
Black Power is a political slogan aimed at achieving self determination for Africans. It was first used during a movement where blacks chanted it. The black power movement lasted throughout the 60s -
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan was an activist and feminist. She was a big part of the feminist movement in the 1960s. She wrote a book about feminism and womens rights in 1963 called The Feminine Mystique. -
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Feminist Movement
The feminist movement lasted throughout a long period of time including the 60s. The feminist movement focused on womens rights such as maternity leave, womens suffrage, domestic violence, and more. This was also known as the womens liberation movement. -
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Freedom riders
Civil rights activist also known as freedom riders rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in order to challenge the non enforcement of the supreme courts decisions. -
March on Washington
Around 250,000 blacks and whites came together at the nations capitol to take part in the March on Washington for jobs and their freedom. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act was passed on July 6th, 1964. It outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. -
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Selma march
The Selma march was three marches from Selma to Montgomery. Martin Luther King led the march of nonviolent demonstrators. The march was 5 days (54 miles long). -
Voting rights act of 1965
This law outlawed the discrimination of voting practices adopted by many southern states after the civil war. -
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watts riots
The watts riots, also known as the Watts Rebellion, occurred in the watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. These riots killed over 30 people. They were also the first clashes between blacks and police officers. -
Bilingual Education Act
This act was signed on January 2nd, 1968 and it recognized the needs of limited english speaking ability students. It was introduced by the Texas senator and signed by Lyndon b Johnson. -
Martin Luther king assassination
Martin was a civil rights leader who was fatally shot in the Lorraine motel in Tennessee.his assassination led to the anger of many blacks.
