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1954. racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional

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argued that women should be able to find their own identity.

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First public speakout against abortion laws is held in NYC. (1968):

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First public speakout against abortion laws is held in NYC. (1968):

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Mt. Rushmore Occupieres, 1970 | www.zinnedproject.orgOccupiers on top of Mt. Rushmore. Images: Reclaiming Our Sacred Sites Flickr page.

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Mt. Rushmore Occupieres, 1970 | www.zinnedproject.orgOccupiers on top of Mt. Rushmore. Images: Reclaiming Our Sacred Sites Flickr page.

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Equal Academic Rights for Latino Americans (1970) E

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Equal Academic Rights for Latino Americans (1970) E

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The U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued a memorandum stating students couldn't be denied access to educational programs because of an inability to speak English.

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Image of the opening scene of the documentary named "The Rejected", which aired on September 11, 1961.

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Image of the opening scene of the documentary named "The Rejected", which aired on September 11, 1961.

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Stonewall protests in lower Manhattan during the summer of 1969:

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The Beatles get their first hit #1 on Billboard. The beetles changed peoples look on music forever.

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Canada grants citizenship to Indians (1960)

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Canada grants citizenship to Indians (1960)

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This was the year that Canada finally gave citizenship to Indians, it had been going on for a while and this was when it was approved.

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Los Angeles High School Walk Out (1968) (Andrew)

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Los Angeles High School Walk Out (1968) (Andrew)

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Approximately 10,000 students, parents, and supporters participate in a walk out to protest unfair treatment by the school district. Prior to the walkouts, Latino students were punished from speaking Spanish on school property, barred from using the bathroom during lunch, and discouraged from going to college. The walkouts resulted in school reform and increased college enrolment from Latino youth.

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Festival held in 1969. It was a way for people to escape into music and unite and spread peace.

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Although there was a lot of discrimination toward gay and lesbian people, there were events and people that made changes. States and people became more acceptant toward homosexuality over the years, whether that was from the Stonewall Inn riots to the documentary aired on television. It was a time when people started to reconsider their own beliefs.

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This group was urban Indians who believed that the only way to gain up-to-date civil rights was to directly confront the government.

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1924 - The Society of Human Rights is founded by Henry Gerber, the first gay rights organization

1952 - The American Psychiatric Association lists homosexuality as a “sociopathic personality disturbance”

1955 - First lesbian rights organization is formed in the U.S, they held private social functions because they feared they would be discriminated against in bars and clubs.

1961 - Illinois became the first state to decriminalize homosexuality

September 11, 1961 - The first U.S. televised documentary about homosexuality airs on a local station in California

June 28, 1969 - Police raid the Stonewall inn which led people to protest and riot. This is known as one of the most significant moments in the gay civil rights movement in the U.S.

1973 - Lambda Legal became the first legal organization that would stand up for the equal rights of gay and lesbian people

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In 1972, the American Indian Movement (AIM) organizers and parents in the Minneapolis area started their own community schools as an alternative to public and Bureau of Indian Affairs (now Bureau of Indian Education) schools with high dropout rates.

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Mexican American legal Defense and Education Fund becomes first to protect rights of Mexican Americans (1968)E

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Mexican American legal Defense and Education Fund becomes first to protect rights of Mexican Americans (1968)E

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The Mexican American legal Defense and Education Fund opens its doors, becoming the first legal fund to pursue protection of the civil rights of Mexican Americans.

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In 1972, the Trail of Broken Treaties Caravan Arrives in Washington, D.C.

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In 1972, the Trail of Broken Treaties Caravan Arrives in Washington, D.C.

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On Nov. 3, 1972, protesters from the Trail of Broken Treaties Caravan occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) offices in Washington, D.C. for six days.

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Congress passes the Cuban American Adjustment Act allowing Cubans who lived in America for at least one year to become permanent residents. No other immigrant group has been offered this privilege before, or since.

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Tribal President Richard Wilson condemned AIM in 1973

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Tribal President Richard Wilson condemned AIM in 1973

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Richard Wilson condemned AIM and banned it from the reservation. AIM leaders and around 200 activists declared themselves independent from the US and claimed the village of wounded knee.

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The nationwide Womens Strike for Equality on August 26, 1970, saw women using various creative tactics to draw attention to the ways they were being treated unfairly. Making August 26th, National Women's Equality Day!

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First American Bilingual Education Program (1963) E

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First American Bilingual Education Program (1963) E

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Miami's Coral Way Elementary School offers the nation's first bilingual education program in public schools, thanks to a grant from the Ford Foundation.

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In 1969, Activists Began a 19-month Occupation of Alcatraz Island

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In 1969, Activists Began a 19-month Occupation of Alcatraz Island

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On Nov. 20, 1969, a fleet of wooden sailboats holding 90 Native Americans landed on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. For the next 19 months, the group occupied the island, hoping to reclaim the rock “in the name of all American Indians.”

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In 1970, the first National Day of Mourning Occurs After Speech Censorship

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In 1970, the first National Day of Mourning Occurs After Speech Censorship

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On November 26, 1970, American Indian Movement (AIM) activists occupied Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. Known as the National Day of Mourning, this annual event was sparked by Commonwealth of Massachusetts officials censoring a speech to be given by Frank James (Wamsutta), an Aquinnah Wampanoag, at the 350th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims.

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After US reconnaissance discovered Soviet missiles being installed in Cuba,  Kennedy banned travel to Cuba, imposing a blockade. Behind the scenes negotiations between Kennedy and Khrushchev result in US missiles being removed from Turkey and Soviet missiles removed from Cuba  under the condition that Kennedy publicly declared that he would not invade Cuba.

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In 1970, Activists Occupy Mount Rushmore

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In 1970, Activists Occupy Mount Rushmore

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On August 29, 1970, members of the United Native Americans, with support from the American Indian Movement, occupied Mount Rushmore to reclaim the land that had been promised to the Oceti Sakowin (The Great Sioux Nation).

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1969 - Shirley Chisholm took office as a congresswoman

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1969 - Shirley Chisholm took office as a congresswoman

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Shirley Chisholm of Brooklyn, NY was the first black woman elected to congress. She represented New York's 12th congressional district.

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Over 200,000 Cuban's flee Fidel Castro's reign

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Birth control pills approved in 1960 and made available in 1961: 

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Birth control pills approved in 1960 and made available in 1961: 

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This is important to note because at the time, abortion was illegal. This allowed women to have more control on their body and not have the state decide on whether or not they should have a child.

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First public speakout against abortion laws is held in NYC. (1968)

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First public speakout against abortion laws is held in NYC. (1968)

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A feminist group called the Redstockings organized an "abortion speakout" in where women could talk about their experiences with then-illegal abortions.

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The hippie movement stood for nonviolence and love. They were sometimes called "flower children"

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President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act. (1965)

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President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act. (1965)

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It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states.

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Congress passes the Equal Pay Act (1963)

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Congress passes the Equal Pay Act (1963)

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The Equal Pay Act protects discrimination of wage based on gender. The EPA protects both men and women but because of loopholes and some court hearings, it is far less effective then originally intended.

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1964, Congress passes Civil Rights Act which prohibits discrimination based on sex, religion, race, etc.

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1964, Congress passes Civil Rights Act which prohibits discrimination based on sex, religion, race, etc.

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1. In your groups, use the timelines provided on the portal (or others if you find them);

2. Choose 8 events that you think help us to understand your movement's development from 1960 to 1973 (please don't go beyond 1973);

3. Also find at least two images that represent some aspects of the movement;

4. Include the dates and put them in chronological order, earliest first);

5. Add your images where appropriate and write a brief explanation of your event.

Be prepared to explain why you included the events you did.

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US trained Cuban exiles invade Cuba and are easily defeated by Fidel Castro's forces