Civil Rights Women, Latinos, Asians and Native Americans

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Civil RightsWomen, Latinos, Asians and Native
Americans

• Objectives To understand how other groups used
  experiences of blacks to gain rights
• Do Now How did Malcolm Xs philosophy change
  throughout his life

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Feminism

• Born in 1895, the term feminism describes
  equality between men and women.
• Feminist sought to make this happen
• 1950s What were the stereotypes?
• WWIIs impact
• Post WWII college 25. 197043 BA
• Why the reluctance to hire women?
• 1963 .59/1 1973 .57/1 Results Frustration

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Contributions of Civil Right Movement

• What were the contributions?
• Bills
• Title VII
• EEOC
• Arguments

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How?

• Organization
• Common Purpose
• NOW National Organization for Women
• Fair Pay
• Equal work opportunities
• Attacked the false image of women
• Within 4 years15000 members
• Arguments for and against

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Results of Feminism

• New ideas for women.
• Book Our Bodies, Ourselves 1970 understand
  health issues3 million issues by 1990
• 1972 Ms. Magazine founded by Gloria Steinem
  Contrast to Good Housekeeping and Ladies Home
  Journal300,000 copies within 8 days200,000
  subscribers within a year
• 1972 Higher Education Act Prohibited Sex
  Discrimination

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More Changes

• Shirley Chisholm of New York sought the
  presidency. Won support in the Democratic
  National Convention but withdrew
• 1973 Roe v. Wade Divided the movement
• 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was introduced
  but failed to pass
• Equality of rights under the law shall not be
  denied or abridged by the United States or by any
  state on account of sex.

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Latinos

• Three major groups
• Puerto Ricans in the Northeast
• Cubans in Florida
• Chicanos in the Southwest
• Chicanoslargest population
• WWII-1967 Braceros Temp Farm Hands
• Eisenhower 1950 Operation Wetback Deport
  illegals
• Organization throughout 1960s
• Cesar Chavez became the leader of the migrant
  farmers the most exploited group of Latinos

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Organization of UFW

• Chavez believed that unionization was the best
  bet to gain attention
• United Farm Workers gained support as they went
  from door to door.
• Non-violent approach
• Organized boycott of grapes grown on non-union
  farms
• 1975 California law requiring collective
  bargaining

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Latino Political Progress

• During the 1960s, Gonzalez, Montoya, and Garza
  gained positions in congress
• La Raza Unida, a political party in 1970 helped
  to gain national attention to the civil injustice
  that existed.

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Asian American Protest

• Compensation for internment during WWII through
  the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
• Lower wage earnings were protested yet
  Asian-Americans were well-educated.
• Hawaii became a state in 1959 gave a voice to
  Asian-Americans in congress

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Native Americans

• Native Americans sought to gain their land back.
  
• Offered money but did not want it
• 1968 Dennis Banks and George Mitchell organized
  the American Indian Movement (AIM)
• Focused on cultural pride, autonomy, and control
  of native lands and the natural resources that
  exist on those lands
• Militant approach was criticized

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Examples of Actions

• Mayflower Thanksgiving 1970
• Mt. Rushmore July 5, 1971
• Bureau of Indian Affairs Nov. 1972

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Reactions to Activism

• Indian Education Act Allowed reservations more
  control of schools
• Indian Self-Determination and Education
  Assistance Act of 1975- Gave more autonomy and
  allowed them to administer federal welfare
  programs
• Also continued to regain lands and resources
  associated with the lands.