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Equal Pay Act of 1963
This act continued to work towards getting rid of the wage gap between the sexes. It also prevented unequal pay between genders but didn't entirely work because its still around today. -
United Farm Workers Movement
This movement was started by Cesar Chavez in Fresno, California to fight for better wages, better housing and safer working conditions for farm workers. -
California Grape Boycott
Started by the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and the United Farm Workers, in Delano, California, to push for better pay, safer working conditions and more protections for grape farmers. -
N.O.W.
Founded by Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Pauli Murray and Muriel Fox in 1966. The goal of N.O.W. was to end discrimination between males and females. -
Brown Berets
Started by David John Sanchez in East Los Angels, California, the Brown Berets were protesters fighting for justice for police harassment, fair public schools, better health care, more job opportunities for minorities, lack of political representation and Vietnam. -
Chicano "Blowouts" (East LA Walkouts)
The Chicano "Blowouts" were protests in the East Los Angles area by Mexican-Americans. The protests fought against unequal school conditions and education reform. -
American Indian Movement (AIM)
Originating in Minneapolis, Minnesota the AIM fought for better education for American-Indians, more resources to attract tourists to reservations, to re-establish Indian ownership of Alcatraz and portions of Alaska and for end to the termination policy. -
Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall Riots were spontaneous violent demonstrations, in Manhattan, New York, by the LGBTQ community because of a raid that happened by the police the morning of June 38,1969 at the stonewall inn. -
Occupation of Alcatraz
The Occupation of Alcatraz was a 19 month long where 90 Native-Americans and supporters took over Alcatraz island and held it as Indian land until removed by the federal government. -
Phyllis Schlafly and the defeat of the ERA
Phyllis Schlafly was a constitutional lawyer during the 1970's who campaigned against feminism and fought to end the Equal Rights Amendment. -
La Raza Unida
Started in Crystal City, Texas, lead by Jose Angel Gutierrez and Mario Compean La Raza Unida tried to encourage more Mexican-American involvement in politics, fought for bilingual education and rights for women and laborers. -
Equal Rights Amendment
The goal of the Equal Rights Amendment was to make discrimination because of gender illegal but it failed because only 3 of the 4 parts were approved. -
Trail of Broken Tears
The Trail of Broken Tears were nationwide protests started by American Indians and First Nations. The goals of the protests were to bring national attention to American Indian issues like treaty rights, living standards and inadequate housing. -
Roe V. Wade
Roe V. Wade was a supreme court trial that questioned whether the the law about making abortions illegal was constitutional. They came to the conclusion that the law was unconstitutional. -
Siege at Wounded Knee
The Siege at Wounded Knee was a group of 200 Oglala Lakota and other supporters who took over and occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, the goal was to bring more attention to problems and oppression of Native Americans. This protest turned bloody when a U.S. Marshall was shot and paralyzed and 2 protesters were killed and then disappeared and assumed killed. -
Murder of Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk was elected for San Francisco Board of Supervisors and was the first openly gay politician to be elected in the state of California. He was assassinated in San Francisco, California on November 11, 1978 -
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
The purpose of the act was to create protections and regulations on Indian gaming so that it could be a source of revenue instead of a target for organized crime. The act shaped how the new industry could be used for good and help reservations make money instead of attract crime. -
Murder of Matthew Shepard
Matthew Shepard was a gay student at university of Wyoming who was tortured and beaten to death by an anti-gay mob. The murder caused people to protest all over the U.S.for the treatment of the LGBTQ community. -
Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell allowed anyone who is gay, lesbian, or bisexual to openly serve in the United States Armed Forces. -
Obergefell V. Hodges
Obergefell vs Hodges was a supreme court case which ruled that same sex marriage is legal and protected by the 14th amendment.
