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By: Thomas Brake and Tyler Vrabel

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The 1970s marked the first time where the majority of the racial barriers had been broken and the theme of equality was no longer a goal but a reality. In the 1960s the Black panther party fought to gain rights for african americans, and with help from other civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther king jr. would succeed. Once African AMericans gained civil rights an african american middle class began to form. Also, sport icons such as Muhammed Ali unified different cultures in america.  AIM fought for native american civil rights throughout the 1970s in a more racial way. The 1970s was a huge transition era for the equality in all different racial groups which directly impacts how people in 2017 see past color. The country as a whole benefits from the tranquility and order associated with the destruction of racial barriers.

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Rise of the African American Middle Class 

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Rise of the African American Middle Class 

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With all of the previously mentioned gains in civil rights, African Americans could finally move upwards on the social-economic ladder. This brought the African American minorities to previously white-dominated suburbs, but hey, equality is a good thing.

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In the 1970s,  African Americans and whites became equal thorugh several civil rights acts that were passed in the 1960s. This political cartoon illistrates how whites are still getting used to african americans, but they are in fact equal.

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Known equally for his amazing boxing abilities, and for openly defying the American Draft (and suffering jail-time because of it), M. Ali was an icon to be reckoned with.
"I got no quarrel with them Vietcong."

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Wounded Knee, a turning point full of brutality against Native Americans (the smallest minority group), was to be used as a symbol for the fight for the Natives' way of life.

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Despite the various civil right being granted to them, African Americans felt the need to create their own, aggressive, party. The BLack panther party played a major role in gaining civil rights for African Americans.