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Stokely Carmichael
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Brown vs. Board of Education
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Little Rock Crisis
Students were prevented from attending segregated schools. -
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Music
Mostly influenced by old rock n roll. There were many festivals and large events went on, influencing music more. -
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Black Power
The black power movement was progress made by African Americans toward civil rights -
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Counterculture
Period where long held values started to break down and young people separated themselves from mainstream culture -
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Feminist Movement
The feminist movement was mostly about unfairness in the workplace because men and woman were paid and treated differently. -
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Latino Movement
The Latino movement happened after blacks stood up for their civil rights. People of mexican descent started fighting for their equality. -
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Hippies
Hippie culture was based off of social concerns and beliefs. They though that life was about being happy, not about what others thought. -
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Fashion
Hippies wore alot of bright colors and did not care what others thought about their clothing. They often shopped for cheap clothes, rather than expensive luxury stores. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
It banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin and required equal access to public places and employment. -
Watts Riots
Tension was created between blacks and police after a black man was pulled over by a white officer. -
Martin L. King’s assassination
Martin L. King was assassinated while standing on a balcony of the hotel he was at. -
Roe vs. Wade
A woman in texas wanted an abortion, but they werent allowed in that state. Abortions were later decided to be a womans choice after she went to court for it.
