Outsiders- The 60s
In the 1960s a lot happened like Vietnam war, racism, cold war, rising tide of conservatism. There was the kennedys and Camelot, John, Paul, George, and Martin luther king Jr. At that time lots of things involved racism like blacks had problem with the government. Martin luther king Jr was one of the people who had issues because he was black and he wanted to change everything for the black community. John F. kennedy was president of United States at that time and Birmingham jail Martin Luther king Jr. where he wrote one of the great letters in American history. King and the other organizers called for a civil rights bill and help for the poor, demanding public workers, a higher minimum wage, and an end to discrimination …show more content…
But with deindustrialization and urban decay affecting numerous families and most suburbs still being off limits to non-white people, the median wealth of white households remained ten times greater than that of African Americans, and nearly a quarter of all black children lived in poverty. The worst riots were in 1965 in Watts, in southern California. These left 35 people dead. 900 injured, and $30 million in damage. Newark and Detroit also saw devastating riots in 1967. Betty Friedan’s book the Feminine Mystique, which set out to describe “the problem that has no name.” Turns out the is “misogyny.” Friedan described a constricting social and economic system that affected mostly middle class women, but it resonated with the educated classes and led to the foundation of the National Organization of Women in 1966. Participation in student and civil rights movements led many women to identify themselves as members of a group that was systematically discriminated against. And by “systemic,” I mean that in 1963, 5.8% of doctors were women and 3.7% of lawyers were women and fewer that 10% of doctoral degrees went to women. They are more than half of the population. While Congress responded with the Equal Pay act in 1963, younger women sought greater power and autonomy in
In the 1960s a lot happened like Vietnam war, racism, cold war, rising tide of conservatism. There was the kennedys and Camelot, John, Paul, George, and Martin luther king Jr. At that time lots of things involved racism like blacks had problem with the government. Martin luther king Jr was one of the people who had issues because he was black and he wanted to change everything for the black community. John F. kennedy was president of United States at that time and Birmingham jail Martin Luther king Jr. where he wrote one of the great letters in American history. King and the other organizers called for a civil rights bill and help for the poor, demanding public workers, a higher minimum wage, and an end to discrimination …show more content…
But with deindustrialization and urban decay affecting numerous families and most suburbs still being off limits to non-white people, the median wealth of white households remained ten times greater than that of African Americans, and nearly a quarter of all black children lived in poverty. The worst riots were in 1965 in Watts, in southern California. These left 35 people dead. 900 injured, and $30 million in damage. Newark and Detroit also saw devastating riots in 1967. Betty Friedan’s book the Feminine Mystique, which set out to describe “the problem that has no name.” Turns out the is “misogyny.” Friedan described a constricting social and economic system that affected mostly middle class women, but it resonated with the educated classes and led to the foundation of the National Organization of Women in 1966. Participation in student and civil rights movements led many women to identify themselves as members of a group that was systematically discriminated against. And by “systemic,” I mean that in 1963, 5.8% of doctors were women and 3.7% of lawyers were women and fewer that 10% of doctoral degrees went to women. They are more than half of the population. While Congress responded with the Equal Pay act in 1963, younger women sought greater power and autonomy in