1. Civil Rights For Other Minority Groups Latinos
Cesar Chavez was a Mexican-American farm worker and organizer.
He used non-violent protest (similar to MLK) to attract the public
and government’s attention to the working conditions of farm
workers. In some parts of the country, Latinos faced segregation
similar to what African-Americans faced in the South.
1974- Chavez organized a strike by grape pickers. This event brought his struggle to get fair treatment for farm workers national attention
Cesar Chavez

2. Civil Rights For Other Minority Groups Latinos
Cesar Chavez along with Dolores Huerta founded the United Farm
Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC). Their work inspired
Latinos to work for better working conditions and
civil Rights.
Dolores Huerta

3. Civil Rights For Other Minority Groups Native Americans
American Indian Movement (AIM)
AIM was founded in This organization demanded rights for
people living on reservations and recognition of tribal laws. In 1968
the American Indian Civil Rights Act was passed. This law
protected from any abuse of power by the tribal governments.

4. Civil Rights For Other Minority Groups Women
National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded by Betty Friedan
in This organization served as the focal point for the feminist
movement. NOW worked to get women fair treatment and consideration
for women in the work place and in other parts of society.
Betty Friedan

5. Civil Rights For Other Minority Groups Women
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)- was a proposed amend to the U.S.
Constitution.
Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
It protected women against discrimination and help them reach
equality with men in education and employment.

6. Civil Rights For Other Minority Groups Women
Equal Rights Amendment
35 states have ratified. 38 are needed to add it as a new amendment to
the Constitution. Many opponents feel that the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Higher Education Act of 1972 (Title IX), and the 14th
Amendment provide women with enough protection under the law.
Others argued that the problems women face in society are not the
government’s business, and that the amendment would destroy families
by changing the traditional roles men and women have in society.