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Movements of the 1960's - 1970's
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The Civil Rights Movement
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law in july.
This act banned segregation in public accommodations and gave the federal government the ability to compel state and local school boards to desegregate their schools.
It also allowed the Justice Deparment to prosecute individuals who violated people's civil rights and outlawed discrimination in employment on account of race, color, sex, or national origin.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was also establish -
Anti-War Movement
One of the most prominent anti-war demonstrations took place, as some 100,000 protesters gathered at the Lincoln Memorial; around 30,000 of them continued in a march on the Pentagon later that night -
The Feminist Movement
The feminist movement refers to a series of campaigns for reforms on issues such as reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, women's suffrage, sexual harassment, and sexual violence.
In July, at the Seneca Falls Convention in upstate New York, activists including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott began a seventy-year struggle by women to secure the right to vote. Attendees signed a document known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, of which Stanton was -
Migrant Workers Movement
In 1970, after years of strikes, marches, and nationwide boycott, more than 65% of California's grapes growers signed contracts with the AFL-CIO's United Fram Workers Organized Committee headed by Chavez. -
The Environmental Movement
Earth Day was made a national Holiday.
Rachel Carson pointed out that human actions were harming not only the environment but people themselves.
These public issues prompted an important debate about the government's role in environmental regulations.
This opened the dorrs for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
