1. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 1 The Counterculture
1960’s –
What were people in U.S. protesting ?
What was changing in the U.S. ?
Racial Discrimination
Civil Rights
Role of women
Involvement in Vietnam
Music
Generation Gap
Lack of understanding between older & younger generation
Read pg. 572

2. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 1 The Counterculture
What was Woodstock ?
Expression of “counterculture” in 1960’s.
Young people went “counter”(against) mainstream culture
Rebelled against custom in :
Dress
Music
Personal Behavior
How did they rebel against custom in:
Dress
Music
Personal Behavior
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3. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 1 The Counterculture
HIPPIES
Members of counterculture who valued
Spontaneity
Youth
Experimented with :
new styles of dress,
music,
freer attitudes towards sex
recreational use of drugs
Freedom of Expression
Promoted peace, love, freedom

4. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 1 The Counterculture
Music
Based on Rock n’ Roll of 50’s, Beatles, Bob Dylan
Art
Andy Warhol – “what was real”
Literature
Tom Wolfe
Hunter Thompson

5. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 1 The Counterculture
Sexual Revolution
Separation of sex from traditional family life, advocated new living patterns – pre marital sex
Communes - small living communities in which people have common interests, share food, chores, child raising.
“Turn on” to drugs, “drop out” of mainstream society.
“Haight-Ashbury( San Francisco)– many drug related problems

6. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 1 The Counterculture
Counterculture Ends – end of 60’s
Becoming shallow, self-centered.
Drug related deaths -
Rolling Stones – Altamont Murders- contradicted the values of peace & love that many hippies embraced.

7. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 2 Feminism
Is that possible ?
The theory of political, social,
economic equality of men & women
1st. Wave of Feminism – Late 1800’s – 1920 , ended with Women’s right to vote.

8. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 2 Feminism
2nd Wave of Feminism – ’s – 1970’s
Civil Rights movement both inspired women to demand gender ( M,F) equality & taught them ways to get it.
Also brought black/white women together

9. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 2 Feminism
Women wanted to redefine how they were viewed. Objected to “housewife stereotype”, some needed to work, others wanted more opportunities
Betty Friedan – wrote Feminine Mystique (read pg. 575)Women wanted to redefine how they were viewed.
Women looking for better work, dead end jobs, demanded equal treatment in workplace.
Civil Rights movement both inspired women to demand gender ( M,F) equality & taught them ways to get it.
Also brought black/white women together

10. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 2 Feminism
NOW – Organization dedicated to
winning true equality for all,
attain full & equal partnership of sexes.
Get ERA Amendment passed – guarantee gender equality under the law.
Protect reproductive rights esp. right to abortion
Radical Feminists – Miss America Pageant protests
NOW worked w/n political system
Gloria Steinem – change thru mass media –
Read pg. 576
Civil Rights movement both inspired women to demand gender ( M,F) equality & taught them ways to get it.
Also brought black/white women together

11. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 2 Feminism
Opposition - Phyllis Schlafly –
Conservative political activist , worked successfully to defeat ERA, never passed, needed 3 states approval.
EFFECTS OF FEMINISIM
Some say not enough gains
Some say it has harmed society
Title IX – Sports, equal opportunity
Women cannot be denied credit based on gender
Ban job discrimination based on gender
Workplace slowly changes
Women still earn less “Pink Collar Ghetto “, “Glass Ceiling”
Roe vs. Wade – right to a legal abortion
Feminization of Poverty

12. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 3 Rights Revolution Expands.
Latinos/Hispanics
Families originated in Spanish-speaking Latin America, come from different countries, share the same language.
Chicanos – Mexican Americans
BRACERO Program – granted Mexican migrants temporary guest
worker status, in over 25 years, more than 4 million entered.
Helped with farm work during WWII.
Read pg 581 Emerging Communities.
Latino’s press for equal treatment
CAESAR CHAVEZ – Latino activist who fought for migrant farm workers, formed UNFW .

13. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 3 Rights Revolution Expands.
Native Americans
Demonstrated for change, esp.
self-government securing of land,
legal rights,
WOUNDED KNEE (South Dakota)
Site of 1890 massacre of Sioux by U.S. government.
Native American activists took over Wounded Knee and demanded better conditions on Indian reservations.
Became violent, several deaths.

14. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 4 The Environmental Movement
Environmental Activists
Silent Spring –A book written by Rachel Carson which described the impact of pesticides on birds and other animals, eventually banned DDT.
Earth Day – yearly celebrated in April, calls
attention to environmental concerns,
President creates:
Endangered Species Act
EPA
Clean Water Act
Ralph Nader – Focused on automobile safety As a result of his reports, seat belts became standard.
OSHA– Mandated workplace safety regulations.

15. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 4 The Environmental Movement
Rights of Disabled – Special Olympics, right to an education
Environmental Crisis
Love Canal - community in upstate NY, built on a toxic waste dump, caused disease, birth defects.
Pg. 589 ( primary source)

16. An Era of Protest & Change 1960 – 1980 (pg. 568 – 595)
Section 4 The Environmental Movement
Environmental Crisis
3 Mile Island – nuclear reactor malfunction, near Harrisburg, PA, affected new construction of nuclear reactors.