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Betty Friedan
She was an American writer, activist, and feminist. A major figure in the women's movement in the United States. She wrote a book in 1963, called The Feminine Mystique. -
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Cesar Chavez
He was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. -
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Black Power Movement
The movement by African Americans in the 1950s and early 1960s at earning their civil rights was met with violence. Many young blacks rejected the patience displayed by Martin Luther King in his non-violent response to injustice in American society. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was one of the biggest Supreme Court case in which the Court stated that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott, was a political and social protest campaign against the racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama.The protest lasted for over year. -
Little Rock Crisis
Nine negro students enrolled into a white school, this was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Oral Faunus, the Governor of Arkansas. They then attended after the intervention of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. -
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Feminist Movement
The feminist movement is a series of political campaigns for reforms on issues such as domestic violence and sexual violence. all fall under the category of feminism and the feminist movement. The movement's goals are different based on nations and communities. -
Counterculture
The 1960s were a period when long‐held values seemed to disappear, mostly with the young. Many young men and women became political activists and were the force behind the civil rights and antiwar movements. -
Latino Movement
The Latino Movement, also known as the Chicano Movement of the 1960s, was a civil rights movement extending the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s with the main goal of achieving Mexican American empowerment. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a walk for Negros to get jobs and Freedom. The March on Washington also known as The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a marker in U.S history. The act outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
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Selma to Montgomery marches
The Selma to Montgomery marches were 3 protest marches, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama. -
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Watts Riots
The Watts riots, also know as the Watts Rebellion, took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. On August 11, 1965, an African-American motorist was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving. -
Bilingual Education Act
The Bilingual Education Act, was the first piece of United States federal legislation that recognized the needs of Limited English Speaking Ability students. -
Roe vs. Wade
Roe v. Wade is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion. It was decided simultaneously with a companion case, Doe v. Bolton.
