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Civil Rights Women, Latinos, Asians and Native Americans. Objectives: To understand how other groups used experiences of blacks to gain rights Do Now: How did Malcolm X’s philosophy change throughout his life. Feminism. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Civil RightsWomen, Latinos, Asians and Native Americans
Objectives: To understand how other groups used experiences of blacks to gain rights
Do Now: How did Malcolm X’s philosophy change throughout his life
Feminism
• Born in 1895, the term feminism describes equality between men and women.
• Feminist sought to make this happen• 1950s– What were the stereotypes?• WWII’s impact• Post WWII college 25%. 1970=43% BA• Why the reluctance to hire women?• 1963 .59/1 1973 .57/1 Results= Frustration
Contributions of Civil Right Movement
• What were the contributions?
• Bills• Title VII• EEOC
• Arguments
How?
• Organization– Common Purpose– NOW– National
Organization for Women
• Fair Pay• Equal work
opportunities • Attacked the “false image
of women”• Within 4 years—15000
members• Arguments for and
against
Results of Feminism
• New ideas for women.• Book– Our Bodies, Ourselves–
1970– understand health issues—3 million issues by 1990
• 1972 Ms. Magazine founded by Gloria Steinem– Contrast to Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal—300,000 copies within 8 days—200,000 subscribers within a year
• 1972 Higher Education Act– Prohibited Sex Discrimination
More Changes• Shirley Chisholm of New York
sought the presidency. Won support in the Democratic National Convention but withdrew
• 1973 Roe v. Wade– Divided the movement
• 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was introduced but failed to pass – “Equality of rights under the law
shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”
Latinos• Three major groups
– Puerto Ricans in the Northeast– Cubans in Florida– Chicanos in the Southwest
• Chicanos=largest population• WWII-1967 Braceros– Temp
Farm Hands• Eisenhower: 1950 “Operation
Wetback”– Deport illegals• Organization throughout
1960s• Cesar Chavez became the
leader of the migrant farmers– the most exploited group of Latinos
Organization of UFW• Chavez believed that unionization was the best bet to gain
attention• United Farm Workers gained support as they went from door to
door.• Non-violent approach• Organized boycott of grapes grown on non-union farms• 1975– California law requiring collective bargaining
Latino Political Progress
• During the 1960s, Gonzalez, Montoya, and Garza gained positions in congress
• La Raza Unida, a political party in 1970 helped to gain national attention to the civil injustice that existed.
Asian American Protest
• Compensation for internment during WWII through the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
• Lower wage earnings were protested yet Asian-Americans were well-educated.
• Hawaii became a state in 1959 gave a voice to Asian-Americans in congress
Native Americans
• Native Americans sought to gain their land back.
• Offered money but did not want it• 1968 Dennis Banks and George
Mitchell organized the American Indian Movement (AIM)
• Focused on cultural pride, autonomy, and control of native lands and the natural resources that exist on those lands
• Militant approach was criticized
Examples of Actions
• Mayflower Thanksgiving 1970
• Mt. Rushmore July 5, 1971
• Bureau of Indian Affairs Nov. 1972
Reactions to Activism
• Indian Education Act– Allowed reservations more control of schools
• Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975- Gave more autonomy and allowed them to administer federal welfare programs
• Also continued to regain lands and resources associated with the lands.