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SIXTIES FREEDOM By Madonna Scott
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Sixties Freedom Rosa Parks December 1, 1955 No more humiliation Arrested City owned bus company boycott Lasted 381 days Supreme Court ruling – segregation unconstitutional Later years Not happy yet
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The Freedom Movement Martin Luther King, Jr. Young pastor Eloquent speaker Bridged races Formed Montgomery Improvement Association Launched Chicago Freedom Movement
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The Freedom Movement Vietnam war U.S.feared Communist takeover of Vietnam Lyndon B. Johnson concerned about image Requested legislation securing right to vote Great Society programs – War on Poverty Medicare Medicaid
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The Freedom Movement Little RockCentral High School Governor Faubus National Guard “Little Rock Nine” Court Order Federal troops to enforce order
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The New Left Struggle for freedom Sit-ins at Berkley Free speech movement Fixed up park Reagan had National Guard fence off the park and guard it Sit-in at Liberty Bell Support southern drive for voting rights
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Sexual Freedom Sexual pleasure Communes Birth control pills Separated sex from reproduction Erotic revolution “Second wave” of feminism Women’s liberation movement Trashed undies Known as burning their bras
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The Rights Revolution Chief Justice Warren Court revitalized Bill of Rights First Amendment Freedom of press ruling said had right to critize government Constitutional right to privacy Referred to as protection against journalistic intrusion By 60’s – meant the ability to conduct private life without feal of govermental invasion Legal rights of women expanded No-fault divorce laws Prosecuting marital rape and assalt helped free women
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