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Social Movements in the 60´s

The 1960s saw a surge in social movements that significantly reshaped American society. The counterculture, characterized by the hippie movement, challenged conventional norms through its embrace of psychedelic rock, drug experimentation, and communal living.

Social Movements in the 60´s

Aguirre, Casazza, Moi, Reos

Social Movements in the 60´s

Gains for Minorities

Affirmative Action

discrimination to minorities in education and work

philosophy

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES=EQUAL SUCCESS

Native Americans
achivements

tribes control over their affairs, land and school

American Indian Movement

more independence in their own affairs

Immigrants workers
Chicago Movement

rights

better pay

main figure

Cesar Chavez

the counter culture

Achivements
many changes in American Society

broke some taboos

cultural roles

music

psychedelic rock

Art

Pop culture

Philosophy
drop out
turn on
Tune in
center
San Francisco California
characteristics
experimented with drugs

LSD

explored Eastern religions
lived in communes
rejected
sexual taboos
the Vietnam war
former cultural standars
the hippie culture
the disillusioned white middle class youth

Women Liberation Movement

Inspired the creation of
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
National Organization for Women
achievements
Roe vs. Wade, 1973

Women had the right to choose to have an abortion if they wanted

social roles and expectations for women changed
goals
freedom
control of their own lifes
equal rights and opportunities for men and women
housewifes, college students, minorities and celebrities
lead to
the feminist movement

the new left

organizations
The Nuclear Freeze Movement
Free Speech Movements
Students for a democratic society
campaigned
for

the returned of power in hands of the military to the people

free spech

against

the college draft deference

the disproportion of minorities and poor who were drafted into the war

The Vietnam War

who were they?
college students activists dissapointed by the government