The Times they are achangin’他们正在变革的时代.” Bob Dylan.pptVIP

“The Times they are a-changin’.” Bob Dylan 1960s: An Era of Social Change Vickie Looser ’60s: An Era of Social Change Latinos fight for change Native Americans struggle for equality African-Americans lead the civil rights movement Women’s movement pushes for equality Rebellious youth embrace counterculture Counterculture impacts fashion, fine arts, and social attitudes Latinos Fight for Change Large, diverse group of Spanish-speaking Americans 9 million by 1970 Encounter ethnic prejudice and discrimination in jobs and housing Live in segregated barrios or neighborhoods. 50% higher rate of poverty and joblessness than whites Latinos demand Respect Cesar Chavez led United Farm Workers Movement to improve pay and working conditions for farm workers “Brown power” movements increase cultural pride Bilingual Education of 1968 funds bilingual and cultural heritage programs Young Mexicans adopt Chicano as symbol of ethnic pride Organize politically Native Americans Unite Poorest Americans Highest unemployment rate Health Problems: tuberculosis, alcoholism Termination policies to assimilate fail in 1950s Protesters demand reform African-Americans fight Jim Crow System Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement 1950s: Fight against segregation Brown v. Topeka Board of Education orders segregation in public schools, no longer “separate but equal” doctrine Resistance in Southern states: de jure segregation 1957 crisis in Little Rock to oppose integration of Central High School Civil Rights 1950s 1954: Montgomery Bus Boycott Begun by Rosa Parks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. helped to lead the Montgomery movement Civil Rights 1960s 1960 Sit-ins at segregated lunch counters Freedom riders attacked in Anniston, Alabama Integration of college campuses Birmingham’s Children’s Crusades for racial justice President Kennedy uses federal troops to force desegregation of U of AL Medgar Evars killed in Mississippi “I Have a Dream” 1963 March on Washington King’s speech appealed for p