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Section 1: The Counterculture
Summary Sentence:
1. The Counterculture Rises— Morphed from beatniks, followers of beat movement, wanted freedom from
materialism
counterculture, social and political events of 1950s
Liked to experiment, new experiences
youth, spontaneity and freedom of expression, they were against the war, mostly called hippies, wanted
peace and freedom

2. Defining the Counterculture— Trinity of counterculture, sex drugs, and rock and roll, some interest in
spiritually
Music & Art Shape Youth Culture— Caucasians were into folk, 50s and 60s
African Americans were more into rhythm and blues, R&B
Pop music would mostly be fold, Bob Dylan
1964, the Beatles were watched by 73 million Americans on the Ed Sullivan Show, popular Sunday night show
Manager wanted to appear three times, and play 5 songs, three Sundays in a row
Andy Warhol was a painter in the 60s, forward looking, creative
3. The Sexual Revolution— Sexual revolution, hippies refused to have it until marriage
communes, places they shared together
Generation gap was created, people over thirty, over 30, 2/3 people opposed premarital sex
Haight-Ashbury, enclaves of hippie culture, increased crime due to drug abuse
4. Exploring Different Routes to Spiritually— Increase in interest in spirituality aspects, in many religion.
Buddhism and other eastern religions
5. The Counterculture Ends— Peace and Love
California, 1969, hells angel was hired as security, promoters decided this
A young African American was stabbed to death by the motorcycle gang, from that moment, the hippie
movement started to fall apart, contradicted these values
Some were becoming shallow and self-centered
Came back to mainstream

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Section 2: The Women’s Right Movement

Summary Sentence:
6. A Women’s Movement Arises— Feminism, movement on 60s and 70s
women won right to vote in 1919
7. Seeking to Redefine Traditional Roles— Betty Friedan powerfully articulated, The Feminine Mystique
8. Looking for Better Work— Sandra day O’Connor was appointed to the supreme court, first woman in
the supreme court
9. Women Find Their Voices— After some years of Betty Friedan’s book, NOW was established with
her help National organization for Women
“true equality for all women” “Full and equal partnership of the sexes”
10. NOW’s Goals and Tactics—Equal rights Amendment proposed in 1920s, never passed by congress
Reproductive rights, abortion
11. Raising Society’s Awareness— Gloria Steinem was insulted by Playboy, ignores the aspects of women, co-
founded Ms., a feminist magazine
12. Opposing the Women’s Movement —ERA was no passed, like Phyllis Schlafly, not enough states
3/4ths of states had to approve it
13. Lasting Effects of the Women’s Movement— Movement affected all of society
14. Making Legal Headway— Before 1960s’ you could not discriminate against women in jobs
Outlawed by civil rights act of 1964, clause called Title VII, any discrimination based on sex, not only in
job place
If there were complaints, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
President Kennedy was in favor of examining workplace discrimination
Other laws involved with women
1972, Title IX, Higher Education Act, no discrimination in education, universities
Equal Credit Opportunity, 1974, illegal to deny credit to a women just because of her gender
Famous supreme court, Roe V Wade, 1973, wanted an abortion, but the state of Texas did not allow her to
A woman could have an abortion in the first trimester, second trimester, medical reason, third trimester,
no abortion was allowed, yet, many states still outlawed it
15. The Workplace Slowly Changes— Women were getting into different jobs, progress in new areas

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Still weren’t being paid in the same amount

Referred to it as a pink collar ghetto

Section 3: The Rights Revolution Expands

Summary Sentence:
16. The Latino Population Grows— Old immigration laws were thought to be racist, mostly to which
European people moved to the USA
Asian and Latino populations eventually grow
17. A Spanish-Speaking Population— Latino, Hispanic, Mexican American
Mexican American, coming from Mexican
Hispanic, ancestry can be partially traced to Spain
Latino, Spanish or Portuguese speaking countries
Mexican Americans, greatest group of Latinos
18. Mexican Americans Farm the Land— 1942, many came with Bracero program
After the war, they had to move back
1965, immigration and nationality act, no more quota system, people from Asia, and central and south
America started to come in large numbers
19. Emerging Latino Communities on the East Coast— Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Cubans also
migrated into the US
20. Pressing for Equal Rights— Latinos served in WWII, yet after they returned, they were treated like second
class citizens
Latinos joined in later in social fight along with African Americans
wanted better working conditions
21. Cesar Chavez Organized Farm workers— Cesar Chavez, not very famous in other states, but in California,
he organizes the farmers into union to better the working conditions
Dolores Huerta helped Cesar Chavez put the workers into unions
Worked for long hours, horrible conditions
1962, Delano California, got together with Pilipino workers
United Farm Workers (UFW)
22. The Chicano Movement Grows— Chicano movement, to learn about history and culture of Latinos,

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Hispanics, very successful, heritage of their own people

La Raza Unida, movement to encourage Hispanics to run for office
organized by Jose Angel Gutierrez, inspired Latinos to become politically active
23. Native Americans and Asian American Battle Discrimination— Native Americans, not doing so well
in reservations
24. Activist Groups Form— 1961, National Indian Youth Council, wanted to again celebrate their culture
AIM, American Indian Movement, 1968, wanted land back, legal rights, self-govern
Chippewa Activists Dennis banks and George Mitchell
25. Confronting the Government— Took over Alcatraz Island, federal prison in San Francisco bay
Long march, from San Francisco to Washington D.C. took control of Bureau Indian Affairs building
26. Siege at Wounded Knee—Bury my heart at Wounded Knee, about massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee, by
Dee Brown
27. Making Legal Headway— Got determination, 1975 Indian Self Determination Act, control their own
resources and schools
28. Asian Americans Fight Discrimination— 1929, Japanese American formed Citizen’s league
Gained civil rights
support for them 1965 Nationality Act Amendments
29. New Rights for Consumers and the Disabled—Consumer rights led by Ralph Nader, National Traffic and
Motor Vehicle Safety Act 1966, seat belts for cars

Section 4: The Environmental Movement

Summary Sentence:
30. Environmental Activists Speak Out—Rachel Carson began environmental movement
Silent Spring Sparks a Movement— wrote Silent Spring in 1962, pesticides on birds and other animals
DDT was banned
31. Inaugurating Earth Day—Cuyahoga River set on fire, earth day started within a few months
Not the first organization
Sierra club, 1892, John Muir, and Wilderness Society 1935
32. A President Turns Environmentalist— Helped with Clean Air Act 1970, clean water act, 1973, signed by

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Nixon
The Endangered Species Act (1973) promoted the protection of endangered plants and animals.

33. Environmental Setbacks— Nixon created Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1974

34. The EPA Investigates Love Canal— Public concern about the environment began to grow
People began to wonder if the government had passed to many acts
EPA investigated, birth defects and cancer were from thousands of tons of toxic chemicals
Superfund 1980
35. Meltdown at Three Mile Island— 1979, meltdown at three mile island, reactor malfunctioned, state of
emergency
Had to be shut down, no more nuclear plants were made until 2000
36. Questioning Environmental Regulation— More environmental regulations were passed
many complained

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