American history has always been about change. The change from English colonies to an independent nation, the change from a country with slaves to a country without, and the constant change from peace to wartime. While the aforementioned changes are structural changes, they brought many social changes to the country. Though our society is always evolving, there are some periods of time in which there is more change than usual. The 1960’s and 1970’s can be classified as an era of lots of change. Some of the major social changes that took place during this time were the civil rights movement, the resurgence of feminism, the New-Left, the anti-war movement, emerging voices of minorities, and increased migration due to changes in the immigration
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The movement was a fight for social justice for African Americans that took place mainly in the 1950’s and the 1960’s. Martin Luther King Jr, an activist, spokesman, and minister, was the leader of the civil rights movement. He travelled the country giving speeches and peacefully protesting in support of fellow African Americans fighting for equal rights. Though King was the leader of the movement, he was not alone as many other people played key roles in the movement. Malcolm X, a leader of the Nation of Islam at the time, was an important person in the civil rights movement. His methods of protesting were the opposite of King’s, whose were peaceful. Malcolm X led more violent and direct protests in order to attempt to gain rights for African Americans. Other key figures involved in the civil rights movement were Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and President Lyndon Johnson. All of the previously mentioned people, as well as hundreds of thousands more, fought throughout the 1960's and 1970’s for equal rights for African …show more content…
This movement, made up of mostly college students, campaigned for a number of social issues. This movement is grouped in with the counterculture that spread to the United States, which held anti establishment views. Supporters of this movement fought for both of the aforementioned movements, as well as abortion and gay rights. Many supporters of this movement rejected the earlier labor movements and Marxism beliefs for society. Stemming off of the new-left and counterculture movements were the hippies, who were youth members of the counterculture. All in all, the new-left movement, as well as the counterculture, was made up of left-wing activists campaigning for a wide range of political and social issues, changing the way many Americans viewed these issues in the
The movement was a fight for social justice for African Americans that took place mainly in the 1950’s and the 1960’s. Martin Luther King Jr, an activist, spokesman, and minister, was the leader of the civil rights movement. He travelled the country giving speeches and peacefully protesting in support of fellow African Americans fighting for equal rights. Though King was the leader of the movement, he was not alone as many other people played key roles in the movement. Malcolm X, a leader of the Nation of Islam at the time, was an important person in the civil rights movement. His methods of protesting were the opposite of King’s, whose were peaceful. Malcolm X led more violent and direct protests in order to attempt to gain rights for African Americans. Other key figures involved in the civil rights movement were Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and President Lyndon Johnson. All of the previously mentioned people, as well as hundreds of thousands more, fought throughout the 1960's and 1970’s for equal rights for African …show more content…
This movement, made up of mostly college students, campaigned for a number of social issues. This movement is grouped in with the counterculture that spread to the United States, which held anti establishment views. Supporters of this movement fought for both of the aforementioned movements, as well as abortion and gay rights. Many supporters of this movement rejected the earlier labor movements and Marxism beliefs for society. Stemming off of the new-left and counterculture movements were the hippies, who were youth members of the counterculture. All in all, the new-left movement, as well as the counterculture, was made up of left-wing activists campaigning for a wide range of political and social issues, changing the way many Americans viewed these issues in the