An Era of Social An Era of Social Change Change How much can society How much can society change? change?
Mar 26, 2015
An Era of Social ChangeAn Era of Social Change
How much can society How much can society change?change?
Latinos and Native Americans Seek Latinos and Native Americans Seek EqualityEquality
Main IdeaMain IdeaLatinos and Native Americans Latinos and Native Americans
confronted injustices in the 1960’sconfronted injustices in the 1960’s
Why it Matters TodayWhy it Matters TodayCampaigns for civil rights and Campaigns for civil rights and
economic justice won better economic justice won better representation and opportunity for representation and opportunity for
Latinos and Native AmericansLatinos and Native Americans
The Latino Presence GrowsThe Latino Presence Grows
During the 1960’s, the Latino During the 1960’s, the Latino population in the U.S. grew from 3 population in the U.S. grew from 3 million to more than 9 million.million to more than 9 million.
Latinos of Varied OriginsLatinos of Varied Origins Mexican Americans- SouthwestMexican Americans- Southwest
Braceros- temporary workersBraceros- temporary workers Puerto RicansPuerto Ricans Cubans- NY; fled because of CastroCubans- NY; fled because of Castro Barrios- spanish-speaking neigborhoodsBarrios- spanish-speaking neigborhoods
Latinos Fight for ChangeLatinos Fight for Change
Latinos
Farm Worker Movement
Cultural Change
Political Power
Cesar ChavezUFWOC
“Brown Power”Chicanos
MAPALA Razda Unida
Native Americans Struggle for Native Americans Struggle for EqualityEquality
Native Americans are sometimes viewed Native Americans are sometimes viewed as a single homogeneous group, despite as a single homogeneous group, despite the hundreds of distinct Native American the hundreds of distinct Native American tribes and nations in the U.S.tribes and nations in the U.S.
IndianSelf-Deter.Education
Act
IndianEducation
Act
Trail ofBroken Treaties
Am. IndianMovement
(AIM)
Declaration ofIndian Purpose
NativeAmericans
Women Fight for EqualityWomen Fight for Equality
Main IdeaMain Idea
Through protests and marches, women Through protests and marches, women confronted social and economic confronted social and economic
barriers in American society.barriers in American society.
Why it Matters TodayWhy it Matters Today
The rise of the women’s movement The rise of the women’s movement during the 1960’s advanced women’s during the 1960’s advanced women’s place in the workforce and in society.place in the workforce and in society.
A New Women’s Movement ArisesA New Women’s Movement Arises
During the 1950’s, writer During the 1950’s, writer Betty Betty FriedanFriedan seemed to be living the seemed to be living the American dream.American dream.
The Feminine Mystique-The Feminine Mystique- addressed the “problem that addressed the “problem that has no name”.has no name”.
The theory behind the women’s The theory behind the women’s movement of the 1960’s was movement of the 1960’s was feminismfeminism, the belief the women , the belief the women should have economic, political, should have economic, political, and social equality with men.and social equality with men.
Women’sMovement
Women inThe Workplace
Women &
Activism
The MovementEmerges
1950- 1of 3 working1960- up 40% Consciousness- Raising Feminine Mystique
The Movement Experiences Gains The Movement Experiences Gains and Lossesand Losses
Equal RightsAmendment
(ERA)
Roe vs.
Wade
HigherEducation
Act
GloriaSteinem
N.O.W.
Gains& Losses
The Movement’s LegacyThe Movement’s Legacy
The New Right and the women’s The New Right and the women’s movement clashed most dramatically over movement clashed most dramatically over the ERA.the ERA.
The ERA went down in defeat.The ERA went down in defeat. Succeeded in expanding career Succeeded in expanding career
opportunities for women.opportunities for women. 1970- 8% of all medical school graduates and 5 1970- 8% of all medical school graduates and 5
% of law school graduates were women.% of law school graduates were women. 1998- 42-44%1998- 42-44% 1983- Women held 13.5 % of elected state 1983- Women held 13.5 % of elected state
offices as well as 24 seats in the U.S. Congressoffices as well as 24 seats in the U.S. Congress
Culture and CountercultureCulture and Counterculture
Main IdeaMain Idea
The ideals and lifestyle of the The ideals and lifestyle of the counterculture challenged the counterculture challenged the traditional views of Americans.traditional views of Americans.
Why it Matters TodayWhy it Matters Today
The music, art, and politics of the The music, art, and politics of the counterculture have left enduring counterculture have left enduring
marks on American society.marks on American society.
The CountercultureThe Counterculture Counterculture-Counterculture- a movement made a movement made
up mostly of white, middle-class college up mostly of white, middle-class college youth who had grown disillusioned with youth who had grown disillusioned with the war in Vietnam and injustices in the war in Vietnam and injustices in America during the 1960’s.America during the 1960’s.
The Counterculture
Beliefs LifestyleImpact on
Society
Rejection of MainstreamSociety;
Opposed Vietnam;Society of peace, love, harmony
Rock n’ Roll, outrageous clothing,
Drug use, communal living,Haight-Ashbury
Pop Art, Men’s/women’s fashions,
Especially blue jeans, rock n’ roll music
Conservative music
A Changing CultureA Changing Culture
Although short-lived, some aspects of the Although short-lived, some aspects of the counterculture-namely, its fine arts and social counterculture-namely, its fine arts and social attitudes-left a more lasting imprint on the world.attitudes-left a more lasting imprint on the world.
ChangingAttitudes
RockMusic
Art
Counterculture
The Conservative ResponseThe Conservative Response
In the late 1960’s, many believed that the In the late 1960’s, many believed that the country was losing its sense of right and country was losing its sense of right and wrong.wrong.
Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Conservatives attacked the countercultureConservatives attacked the counterculture