As discussed previously, JFK started an awareness of Civil Rights, his actions in Birmingham, coupled with the media coverage; however, it was LBJ’s ability to use his connections in Congress to pass laws that changed the face of voting and civil right throughout the United States. As far as the leadership at the grassroots level Dr. Martin Luther King is the most famous, due to the nonviolent protests and boycotts; however, Rosa Parks, Aurelia Browder, and Louise Keys, were the catalysis for the grassroots movement. Although not much is mentioned of these individuals. President’s Eisenhower, JFK and LBJ along with the sitting justices on the Supreme Court share credit on the national level. Firstly the Presidents by supporting Supreme Court
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The Nineteenth Amendment passed in 1919 forbids sex based restrictions on voting. The Civil rights act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate against anyone for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The Equal Pay Act 1963 was passed and made it illegal to pay workers lower wages simply on the basis of sex. The United States Congress wrote laws to protect women rights, issues like the right to go to school, choose an occupation, or their role in society, is a matter of individual choice. Mentioned in the reading, that counselors were steering young women’s career to traditional roles from doctors to nurses, education to housewife these ladies were not denied entry they chose to follow this path. I would be very interested to know how many that chose to be nurses went back and became doctors later. During WWII the female population was the largest sector of the work force, this changed when the Soldiers returned from the war and women went back to traditional roles some of this was by choice, other times by necessity and culture/beliefs. The equal pay is disturbing, but these and other issues must be taken to the courts, research shows that male to female pay is lopsided the states where this happens have a responsibility to address these issues. States for the most part won’t due to the loss of state income if a business move out of state, however, provisions in the above mentioned laws give each state that provides tax breaks to business the …show more content…
The American public viewed the New Left as a group of white students just complaining about issues. While each issue may be important, unlike African American citizens during the time, the oppression of white college students did not happen therefore not taken seriously. Various separate groups formed the New Left, each having different views this clash of views led to the refusal to include other groups as a part of the whole collective. The New Left’s inability to synchronize efforts, provide a dynamic spokesperson, lack of government support since issues were too disjointed, and the fact that these groups were associated with the open drug culture only solidified the resolve of the conservatives. The conservative views go all the way back to the reefer madness days of the 1930’s as a rule politician’s saw these cause pointless include the New left’s open support to communist ideology and the cause lost momentum. What we are now seeing today is a change in conservative views and the acceptance of progressive views. While the New Left initially failed to create rapid change in the 1960’s and the 1970’s the real change is a slow progression toward what the New Left wanted. Today the influence of the New Left can be seen and this is a result in a change in tactics, pick one cause push for support at the grassroots level and gain support statewide, once the states vote in favor then you force change at the national level. The legalization of marijuana and gay rights
The Nineteenth Amendment passed in 1919 forbids sex based restrictions on voting. The Civil rights act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate against anyone for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The Equal Pay Act 1963 was passed and made it illegal to pay workers lower wages simply on the basis of sex. The United States Congress wrote laws to protect women rights, issues like the right to go to school, choose an occupation, or their role in society, is a matter of individual choice. Mentioned in the reading, that counselors were steering young women’s career to traditional roles from doctors to nurses, education to housewife these ladies were not denied entry they chose to follow this path. I would be very interested to know how many that chose to be nurses went back and became doctors later. During WWII the female population was the largest sector of the work force, this changed when the Soldiers returned from the war and women went back to traditional roles some of this was by choice, other times by necessity and culture/beliefs. The equal pay is disturbing, but these and other issues must be taken to the courts, research shows that male to female pay is lopsided the states where this happens have a responsibility to address these issues. States for the most part won’t due to the loss of state income if a business move out of state, however, provisions in the above mentioned laws give each state that provides tax breaks to business the …show more content…
The American public viewed the New Left as a group of white students just complaining about issues. While each issue may be important, unlike African American citizens during the time, the oppression of white college students did not happen therefore not taken seriously. Various separate groups formed the New Left, each having different views this clash of views led to the refusal to include other groups as a part of the whole collective. The New Left’s inability to synchronize efforts, provide a dynamic spokesperson, lack of government support since issues were too disjointed, and the fact that these groups were associated with the open drug culture only solidified the resolve of the conservatives. The conservative views go all the way back to the reefer madness days of the 1930’s as a rule politician’s saw these cause pointless include the New left’s open support to communist ideology and the cause lost momentum. What we are now seeing today is a change in conservative views and the acceptance of progressive views. While the New Left initially failed to create rapid change in the 1960’s and the 1970’s the real change is a slow progression toward what the New Left wanted. Today the influence of the New Left can be seen and this is a result in a change in tactics, pick one cause push for support at the grassroots level and gain support statewide, once the states vote in favor then you force change at the national level. The legalization of marijuana and gay rights