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USA, 1955-92, Challenge and Conformity , 1963-72, Key topic two protest summary grid

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PROTESTS

1963-72



Ate Image Goals/ Key events Strengths Weakness
issues
before

STUDENT No more
nukes at
1964 – free speech organization- Uni of
Cali to overturn its ban on political
Impact on black civil
rights
Veterans of SDS
complained that th
PROTEST universities activity End of Vietnam war worthwhile ideas
End Vietnam 1968- 221 major demonstrations about counter cult
war covering a wide range of issues were discredited b
Free speech including Vietnam counter culture
at unis Student protest groups- SDS founded in Promoted violence
No more 1960 at Uni of Michigan by Tom Hayden which traditional
antiracist laws and Al Haber- port Huron statement in americans didn’t l
and 1962
segregation Spring of 1967, 500,000 marches went
50% of over to Ny city to protest against Vietnam-
19 went to some burned their draft cards
college August 1968 in Chicago outside the
democratic convention Center rioting
occurred when choosing a democratic
candidate – SDS and Yippies- 12,000
police arrived
1969 weather underground organization
classified as a terrorist organization –
bombed government buildings and unis
– “Day of Rage “
Yippies- founded by Abby Hoffman and
Jerry Rubin and others in 1967 – stormed
the justice department building with
thousands of supporters in 1969
1959- student peace union- staged a
protest outside the white house 3000
Berkley free speech movement – lead by
mario savio-
Columbia uni protest against
involvement in weapons research

, Counter End Vietnam
war
City most associated with counter
culture was San Francisco California in
Many of the lifestyles
promoted by hippies
Led to the rise of t
silent majority
culture Civil rights act particular the Haight-Ashbury are now more Movement died ou
didn’t go far 1967 saw SF became the center of the accepted- gay 1970
enough flower power movement with the slogan marriage and single
Defiance of make love not war becoming popular parenthood
tradition, same year Beatles released their hit all
sexual u need is love
liberation, October 1967- 100,000 people marched
proud drug in Washington on the pentagon against
use, social Vietnam
revolution and Bands such as rolling stones and the
end to doors were associated with drug taking
capitalism – in 1969 at Altamont California the
rolling stones employed hells angels
gang to keep order at their concerts
1969- Yasgur Farm in Upper state new
York – Woodstock festival which
attracted 400,000 people – included
people such as Joan Baez, Jimi Hendrix,
Janis Joplin
The Diggers SF- Free music, concerts,
free food , medical care and transport
Women Shows such
as father
1966 the NOW was founded – led a
campaign to get women equality in jobs,
1972 – Under section XI
of the education act –
ERA FAILED- due to
not receiving 75%
Freedom knows best federal and state support in childcare, federal funding in state support
movements and the Dick
Van Dyke
and abortion rights
They made complains to the equal
schools and colleges
Now and women
show made employment opportunity commission – liberation movement
women out to first case was about the air stewardess placed women’s
be stay at 1967 and 68 – womens liberation movements at the
home mums movement established more radical center of discussion
etc gained nationwide attention when Equal pay act
By 1965- protesting outside of a beauty pageant
more than 25 in Atlanta
million women New York Radical women- held
were in conscious raising meetings- 1967-69
regular Redstockings
employment Gloria Steinman – protest against Mrs
Almost 40% of and Mr
married Im Debbie fly me
women had
full time or
part time jobs
by 1968
1963- the
book the
feminine

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