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Formation of the United Farm Workers Movement
The United Farm Workers Movement was a movement founded in 1962 by INSERT GUY HERE which would help allow farmworkers to imrpove their working conditions and wages.
This group embraced nonviolent processes to cultivate people on the political and social issues they faced. -
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)
The EPA of 1963 was an American law that amended the previous "Fair Labor Standards Act" which had the purpose of getting rid of the wage gaps between Men and Women.
The act was signed into law on June 10, 1963 by President John F. Kennedy as a part of his "New Frontier" program -
The California Grape Boycott
The California Grape Boycott was a boycott organized by the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee along with the United Farm Workers to strike against the grape growers of California.
The farm workers were there on a labor strike to protest their unfair treatment they had been given of low pay and poor working conditions.
The strike began on September 8, 1965 and lasted for 5 long years. -
Formation of the N.O.W.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was formed on June 30, 1966 by 28 women at the Third National Conference of Commissions on the State of Women. Later on in October that year, another 21 women and men became founders of the organization.
The purpose of the NOW was to take action against the current state of women in American society and bring women into full participation of the mainstream. They wanted to prove that women were truly equal alongside men. -
Formation of the Brown Berets
The Brown Berets (also known as Los Boinas Cafes) were an organization that was pro-Chicano during the Chicano Movement in the 1960's.
The Brown Berets were seen as part of the Third Movement for Liberation. -
The American Indian Movement (AIM)
The American Indian Movement (AIM) was an organization formed in July of 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The goal of this organization was to address the issues that Native Americans faced such as leadership, treaties, or sovereignty.
Early on in the organization's formation, AIM also fought against racism and civil rights violations towards Natives. -
The Chicano Blowouts
The Chicano Blowouts, also known as the East Los Angeles Walkouts, were a series of protests against unequal conditions faced by Chicano students.
The first of the walkouts took place on March 6, 1968.
Their goal was to end the discrimination the Chicanos faced in their schools. -
The Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall rebellion (also known as the Stonewall riots or Stonewall uprising) was a series of violent demonstrations by members of the LGBT community against a police raid that had occurred on June 28, 1968.
This took place in the Stonewall Inn in New York. -
Occupation of Alcatraz
The Occupation of Alcatraz was the taking over of Alcatraz Island from November 20, 1969 to June 11, 1971: over 14 months.
The Alcatraz Island was taken over by a group of Native Americans who claimed it as Indian land.
In the end, the Natives were forcibly removed from Alcatraz by the government. -
Formation of La Raza Unida
The "La Raza Unida" movement (also known as the National United People's Party or the National United Race Party) was a Mexican-based nationalist organization.
It was formed in the early 1970's and became very prominent in southern states such as California or Texas.
La Raza Unida sought economic, social, and political self-determination for Mexican Americans (Chicanos) and other minorities. -
The Trail of Broken Treaties
The Trail of Broken Treaties (also known as the Pan American Native Quest for Justice) was a protest staged by American Indian and First Nations organizations.
The Trail took place in the fall of 1972.
The protests were against the hundreds of treaties that had been violated in one way or another between the US government and Native American tribes. -
Introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment
On the 22nd of March in 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the US Senate & was sent to the states for its ratification.
The Equal Rights Amendment's purpose was to provide legal equality for all sexes and prohibit sex-based discrimination. -
Roe v. Wade
The Roe v Wade case in January of 1973 was a case handled by the Supreme Court arguing against state-banned abortions.
This split Americans becoming either pro-choice (for abortions) or pro-life (against abortions).
The Supreme Court ruled on January 22, 1973 that abortions banned by state were unconstitutional. -
The Siege at Wounded Knee
The Siege at Wounded Knee was the taking over of Wounded Knee, South Dakota by over 200 Native Americans and AIM followers.
The Siege began on February 27, 1973. -
Phyllis Schlafly and the Defeat of the ERA
While the ERA was passed by the US Senate to the states for ratification, it failed to meet its 3/4 approval requirement.
One of the biggest oppositions to the ERA was Phyllis Schlafly, an organizer of the "STOP ERA" campaign. -
The Murder of Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk was one of the receiving ends of the Moscone-Milk assassinations where San Francisco's Mayor and Supervisor, George Moscone and Harvey Milk were shot and killed.
The murders took place on November 27, 1978.
They were killed by former supervisor Dan White. -
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was an act enacted by the US Congress to regulate the gaming conducts of Indian lands.
The Act was enacted on October 17, 1988.
This also established the National Indian Gaming Commission and the regulatory structure for Indian gaming in America. -
The Murder of Matthew Shepard
Matthew Shepard was a member of the LGBT community who was beaten, tortured, and left to die.
Matthew Shepard was an American student who went to the University of Wyoming.
He was murdered on October 12, 1998. -
The Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell
The repealing of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy was the end of the prevention of members of the LGBT community into the armed forces.
The policy was repealed on September 20, 2010.
The purpose of Don't Ask Don't Tell was to never ask if somebody was gay/bi/trans/etc. and to never tell somebody if you were or if somebody else was. -
Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges was a civil rights case by the Supreme Court determining the right to same-sex marriage.
On June 26, 2015, it was ruled that bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4.
