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Malcom X
Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. -
Brown vs The Board of Education
This was a Supreme Court case for the segragation of blacks and whites in school. Many people believe blacks should not be able to go to white schools. This case was in favor to "delete" the segregation in school and combine blacks and whites in public places. -
Montgumery Bus Boycott
This was a protest against the unfair segregation on public transportation. This led to mass bus boycotts which led to the equal transportation rights. -
Little Rock Crisis
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. -
Feminist Movement
A series of political campaigns for reforms on issues such as reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, women's suffrage, sexual harassment, and sexual violence -
Fashion
Women usually wore dresses around the house (such as in the picture). Men usually wore skinny jeans, a plain white shirt, and a pair of converse. -
Counter Culture
Many collage age Men and Women wanted peace among the world and wanted to stop the Vietnam war. They were the driving force behind civil rights. -
Latino Movement
The Chicano Movement of the 1960's, was a civil rights movement extending the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's with the stated goal of achieving Mexican American empowerment. This was an extent of the Mexican-American civil rights Movement which began in the 1904's. -
Black Power
Groups such as BPP and SNCC, Malcom X,and Martin Luther Kind Jr. fought for freedom and rights. this fight is an extention of the fight of slaves, and black rights. -
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights act of 1964 outlaws the discrimination based on Race, Religion, Color, sex, national origin. -
Hippies
Hippie's started during the 1960s and 1970s, of a countercultural movement that rejected the mores of mainstream American life. The movement originated on college campuses in the United States -
Selma March
The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery. African American's marched as a protest to black laws. -
Watts Riot
The Watts riots, took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. On August 11, 1965, an African American driver was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving.
