Social Movements
Group of Americans
African-Americans
and the Civil Rights
Movement
Women and the
Feminist Movement
New Arriving
peoples and the
Immigrant
Movement
Issues
-Blacks segregated in
public places
-Inequality
-Voting rights not
secure
Events that signify a movement
-Brown v. Board—Supreme Court rules
segregation unconstitutional
-Thurgood Marshall and NAACP successfully
challenge segregation
-March on Washington and King’s I have a
Dream Speech increase awareness and show
power of non-violent protesting
-More women
-Number of working mothers increase
working, need daycare -More women working in non-traditional jobs
-Equitable pay with
-Sandra Day O’Connor first woman Justice of
men
the Supreme Court
-Glass ceiling-Sally Ride first woman astronaut
advancements not
equal t0 men
-Massive influx of
-Growing ESL courses as a part of a Bilingual
immigrants from Latin education
America, Asian worlds -Changes in voting blocks as more immigrants
seeking political
become citizens
freedom and
economic
opportunities
Outcomes
-Va. Massive resistance toward
Brown v. Board ruling
-Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibited discrimination
based on race, color, creed
-Voting Rights Act of 65
outlawed voting restrictions
-Courts support more equity
for women
-Title Nine secures equal
opportunities for women in
athletics
-Immigrants occupy larger
portion of labor force
-Contributions in music, food
and the arts
Questions:
1. The title of this chart is_________________________
2. Blacks were _________________or separated from whites in public places
3. ____________________V. Board ruling by the Supreme Court made segregation unconstitutional
4. __________________Marshall of the NAACP successfully argued against segregation in the courts
5. The March on________________________was the high point of the Civil Rights Movement
6. The Civil_________________Act prohibited discrimination and the ______________rights Act eliminated
voting restrictions
7. Women wanted _____________pay with men
8. Sandra Day_______________was the first woman supreme court______________
9. Newly arrived immigrants were seeking________________freedom and______________opportunity
10. New ESL course were offered as a part of a_____________________education