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What was the primary focus of the protest movement of the 1960s?
There are many groups protesting in the 1960s, some were: women fighting for equal pay, African Americans for change (voting rights, equal living conditions, and equal pay for equal work), young people and college students for quick change, and Mexican Americans (and other Latino groups) for full rights as citizens.
Could blacks have jobs in the 1960s?
i think the discrimination/segregation in america was abolished in the 1950s, so yes i guess so
Which of these men was not involved in the integration of the races in the last half of the 1900s?
Abraham Lincoln was dead long before the Civil Rights Movement and the racial integration of the 1960s.
How many people voted against interracial marriage in the 1960s?
There was never a national or state vote for or against it, no way to know
What was significant about the civil rights act?
One of the provisions of the civil rights act of 1866 was that a person could not be discriminated against based on the color of their skin. It said that every person was to be treat as an equal.
What were the overall finding of the Kerner Commission regarding racial violence that plagued American cities in the mid 1960s?
The commission found that racial discrimination was the cause of violence
The civil rights movement of the 1950s and the 1960s differed from earlier efforts to end racial segregation and discrimination in that?
it involved masses of people who used passive resistance to bring about change.
Who studied racial prejudice and pushed for protest against unjust treatment?
One notable figure who studied racial prejudice and advocated for protest against unjust treatment is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s, known for his nonviolent approach to activism. Through his advocacy, speeches, and civil disobedience, he worked towards ending racial segregation and discrimination in the United States.
Why were gay Americans afraid to come out of the closet in the 1950s and early 1960s?
they feared being discriminated against.-apex
Why were gay Americans afraid to come out the closet in the 1950s and amp early 1960s?
they feared being discriminated against.-apex
What kinds of discrimination did women encounter at their jobs in the 1960s?
less wages
Who fought for segragtion in 19050s-1960s?
whites
Why were gay African Americans afraid to come out of the closet in the 1950s and early 1960s?
they feared discrimination- APEX
What did members of the American counterculture in the late 1960s and early 1970s protest?
Besides the war and the draft, the American counterculture or the 1960s condemned racial discrimination and "The Man" (the power of government and those who supported it) and traditional 'uptight' American values. One of the mantras of the 60s counterculture that survives today, and I still live by is, "question everything".
How did Cesar chavez take a stand?
Cesar Chavez standed up for organizing latino farm workers for better rights and pay. many great steps in the fight against racial injustice were made in the 1960s, because Cesar Chavez standed up for what he believed in.
During the 1960s and 1970s Asian Americans?
made economic gains but continued to face discrimination
What did the kenner commission conclude about the cause of race riots in the mid-1960s?
Racial inequality contributed to the outbreaks of violence
