The Politics of Protest

By xmigrainex

  • Latinos move to America Part 1

    Latinos move to America Part 1
    (only pay attention to the date)
    In the twentieth century, Mexican immigration to the United States rose greatly, partly due to the turmoil of the Mexican Revolution. Half a million Mexicans immigrated to the United States through official channels. An unknown number entered the country through other means.

  • The Rise of the Youth Nation

    The Rise of the Youth Nation
    (ignore the exact date, only know the year).
    The youth movement originated with the baby boomers, the huge generation born after World War II. Young people were concerned about the injustices they saw in the nation’s political and social system. These young people formed what came to be known as the New Left.Another movement that captured the nation’s attention in the 1960s was the free speech movement, led by Mario Savio and others at the University of California at Berkeley. The movement began

  • Discrimination of Mexicans

    Discrimination of Mexicans
    (only pay attention to the year)
    Many Mexican Americans faced increased hostility and discrimination as unemployment rates soared

  • The Feminist Movement

    The Feminist Movement
    (only pay attention to the year)
    Feminism is the belief that men and women should be equal politically, economically, and socially. Women were increasingly resentful of a world where newspaper ads separated jobs by gender, banks denied women credit, and female employees often were paid less for the same work.

  • The Counterculture

    The Counterculture
    (only pay attention the year)
    Hippies tried to create a new lifestyle based on flamboyant dress, rock music, drug use, and communal living. They eventually created the Counterculture. They wanted to live together in communes and share everything. They believed in peace, love, and happiness. They created new forms of clothing and music.

  • Latinos Organize

    Latinos Organize
    (dont pay much attention to the date)
    In 1929 a number of Mexican American organizations came together to create the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). In Mendez v. Westminster (1947), a group of Mexican parents won a lawsuit that challenged school segregation in California. The American GI Forum, was founded to protect the rights of Mexican American veterans.