In the late sixties, the United States of America saw the rise of the counterculture; it is when all norms and cultural standards of the previous generations were rejected by the younger populations. As the years progressed, there were many frustrations of the youth regarding social issues such as women's rights, racial segregation, etc. They had a mindset that differs from their parents and their grandparents. Many of the young adults took part in non-violent protests and different movements. History is much beyond the wars we've learned about in school, that is why I chose to write about the American counterculture. It is an era of changes in people's mentalities, and many advancements in that have impacted and shaped the world. The development
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The Civil Rights Movement’s goal was that equal rights would be guaranteed under the U.S Constitution in ending racial segregation and discrimination towards African-Americans. Martin Luther King (Jr.) was an activist of this movement, on August 28th, 1963; he gave his public speech “I Have A Dream” during the March on Washington. Rosenberg (2014) states “the civil rights movement raised the issue of racial discrimination in a way that was impossible to ignore” (p.5). Due to the non-violent protests, this event led to the enactment of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, forbidding discrimination of sex, race, etc. The Women’s Liberation is another movement in the 1960’s, Betty Friedan was a feminist who wrote The Feminine Mystique and cofounded the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966. Parry (2009) describes “the dissatisfaction they endured as “the problem with no name,” and wrote of its terrible toll on the mental health of American women” (para. 4). Friedan denounced women’s situation in her book, how women relied on their husband’s financially and emotionally. The Second Wave was in the early 1960’s and 1970’s when activists like Friedan rejected the assigned traditional roles to women; they should have the right to choose their place in society and get an education. There was the creation of many other movements during this era such as the environmentalism, and the LGBT
The Civil Rights Movement’s goal was that equal rights would be guaranteed under the U.S Constitution in ending racial segregation and discrimination towards African-Americans. Martin Luther King (Jr.) was an activist of this movement, on August 28th, 1963; he gave his public speech “I Have A Dream” during the March on Washington. Rosenberg (2014) states “the civil rights movement raised the issue of racial discrimination in a way that was impossible to ignore” (p.5). Due to the non-violent protests, this event led to the enactment of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, forbidding discrimination of sex, race, etc. The Women’s Liberation is another movement in the 1960’s, Betty Friedan was a feminist who wrote The Feminine Mystique and cofounded the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966. Parry (2009) describes “the dissatisfaction they endured as “the problem with no name,” and wrote of its terrible toll on the mental health of American women” (para. 4). Friedan denounced women’s situation in her book, how women relied on their husband’s financially and emotionally. The Second Wave was in the early 1960’s and 1970’s when activists like Friedan rejected the assigned traditional roles to women; they should have the right to choose their place in society and get an education. There was the creation of many other movements during this era such as the environmentalism, and the LGBT