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1 Social Movements of the 1960s §Women’s Rights §Native American protest §The New Left (student activists). §The Counterculture (Hippies) §Music of the 1960s

2 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 §Title 7 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin

3 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 §Title 7 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin §Southern Congressmen proposed adding gender to title 7 to kill the bill.

4 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 §Title 7 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin §Southern Congressmen proposed adding gender to title 7 to kill the bill. §To their surprise, it passed anyway!

5 Betty Freidan

6 National Organization for Women (NOW)

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8 Native American Rights

9 §1953- The Termination Policy: Tried to undermine tribal autonomy and encouraged Indians to assimilate into white society.

10 Native American Rights §1953- The Termination Policy: Tried to undermine tribal autonomy and encouraged Indians to assimilate into white society. §Late 1960s- Dennis Banks and the American Indian Movement (AIM)- militant protest

11 Native American Rights §1953- The Termination Policy: Tried to undermine tribal autonomy and encouraged Indians to assimilate into white society. §Late 1960s- Dennis Banks and the American Indian Movement (AIM)- militant protest §1975- Self Determination of Indian Nations

12 Counterculture and New Left §Counterculture (hippies)– social manifestation of youthful discontent in 1960s §New Left (anti-war protesters)- political manifestation of the same phenomenon

13 The New Left

14 §1962: Tom Hayden and SDS- The Port Huron Statement

15 The New Left §1962: Tom Hayden and SDS- The Port Huron Statement §1964: The Berkeley Free Speech Movement

16 The New Left §1962: Tom Hayden and SDS- The Port Huron Statement §1964: The Berkeley Free Speech Movement §1966-73: The Anti-Vietnam War movement

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21 The Counterculture

22 §Hippies: Distinctive appearance from those in mainstream culture

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24 The Counterculture §Hippies: Distinctive appearance from those in mainstream culture §The Sexual Revolution: 1960- the birth control pill!

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26 The Counterculture §Hippies: Distinctive appearance from those in mainstream culture §The Sexual Revolution: 1960- the birth control pill! §Masters and Johnson: Study of sexuality in America

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28 The Beatles

29 The Rolling Stones

30 Woodstock-1969

31 Woodstock

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33 Altamont Speedway

34 What happened to the counterculture?

35 §It became mainstream! The dominant culture adopted counterculture values and appearance.

36 What happened to the counterculture? §It became mainstream! The dominant culture adopted counterculture values and appearance.


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