The Civil Rights MovementThe fight for equality in America

1950s – 1960s

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Women and Minority Groups Seek Equal Rights

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National Organization of Women - NOW

• Women’s movement for equality

Equal Rights Amendment - ERA

• Demanded equal opportunity for jobs and education for women

• Ratified in 1972, but had not passed by 1982, so it never became law.

• Even though it FAILED, brought attention to women’s rights issues

“equal pay for equal work”

• Created by NOW• Women deserve to be paid the same amount

of money as a man if they do the same job

Women’s Athletic Programs

• Title IX (9) – requires colleges to have women’s sports programs

• Encourages professional competition (like the WNBA)

Cesar Chavez

• Head of National Farm Workers Association• led a strike against farmers and helped form a

union. • Led to higher pay and benefits for Mexican

workers• He used MLK’s examples of nonviolence to

fight inequality.

American Indian Movement - AIM

• demanded rights for people on reservations and federal money

• Successfully won some of their land back

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Despite being a failure, what does the ERA do for women’s rights?

Changes in American Society since the 1970s

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Increased Opportunities

• After the African-American Civil Rights movement, more attention was given to other minority groups and their inequality in America

• Other minority groups are given: access to education, fair employment, civil rights

Immigration Patterns

• Changing from a majority of European (a hundred years ago) to Hispanic and Asian

• More people want to come to the US than what is allowed by law

Communities

• Becoming more diverse as cultures, races and religions live in integrated communities