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Feminist movement
The feminist movement was a series of political campaigns to improve women's rights. This movement focused on women's rights, pay, suffrage, domestic violence, and sexual harassment and abuse. -
NAACP
The NAACP also known as the National Association of Colored People was a civil rights organization in the US. It formed bi-racial justice for African Americans. -
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Black Power
The black power movement was a political movement to achieve a form of power for the blacks. This movement also represented social movements. -
Brown vs. Board of education
Brown vs. Board of education was a landmark United States Supreme Court case where the court declared laws. These laws established separate schools for black and white students. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a 13 month long process that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public busses is unconstitutional. It was a protest campaign against racial segregation on public transportation. -
Counterculture
Counterculture was an "anti-establishment phenomenon" that spread throughout the western world during the 1960s. New cultural forms and alternative lifestyles emerged. -
Latino movement
The Latino movement was also known as the Chicano movement. It extended the rights and empowerment of the Mexican Americans. -
Hippies
The hippies rejected the mainstream American life. This movement spread to many countries. -
Fashion
The fashion in the 1960s was very different from today. One example of the fashion is the Afro. -
Music
African American spirituals, folk, and gospel music were very popular during this -
Freedom riders
In the early 1960s, the Freedom riders rode interstate buses into southern US. 436 people participated in these rides. -
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. He co-founded the national workers association in 1962. -
Violence in Birmingham
In 1963, Alabama launched one of the most influential campaigns of the Civil Rights movement. There were violent attacks on men, women, and children using police dogs and fire hoses. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a law in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, sex. color, or national origin. This act forbade all discrimination in the United States. -
Selma March
Martin Luther King led thousands of demonstrators on a 5 day march to Selma, Alabama. There, local African Americans campaigned for voting rights.
