I don'n know
There are many groups protesting in the 1960s, some were: women fighting for equal pay, African Americans for change (voting rights, equal living conditions, and equal pay for equal work), young people and college students for quick change, and Mexican Americans (and other Latino groups) for full rights as citizens.
i think the discrimination/segregation in america was abolished in the 1950s, so yes i guess so
Abraham Lincoln was dead long before the Civil Rights Movement and the racial integration of the 1960s.
There was never a national or state vote for or against it, no way to know
One of the provisions of the civil rights act of 1866 was that a person could not be discriminated against based on the color of their skin. It said that every person was to be treat as an equal.
The commission found that racial discrimination was the cause of violence
it involved masses of people who used passive resistance to bring about change.
One notable figure who studied racial prejudice and advocated for protest against unjust treatment is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s, known for his nonviolent approach to activism. Through his advocacy, speeches, and civil disobedience, he worked towards ending racial segregation and discrimination in the United States.
they feared being discriminated against.-apex
they feared being discriminated against.-apex
less wages
whites
they feared discrimination- APEX
Besides the war and the draft, the American counterculture or the 1960s condemned racial discrimination and "The Man" (the power of government and those who supported it) and traditional 'uptight' American values. One of the mantras of the 60s counterculture that survives today, and I still live by is, "question everything".
Cesar Chavez standed up for organizing latino farm workers for better rights and pay. many great steps in the fight against racial injustice were made in the 1960s, because Cesar Chavez standed up for what he believed in.
made economic gains but continued to face discrimination
Racial inequality contributed to the outbreaks of violence