Overview:
As the Civil Rights Movement boomed, other masses started to want equal treatment of their own social groups. Large amounts of these protesters were college students, who became known as "student activists". From antiwar to women's rights, movements were taking over parks, campuses, some even resulting in violence. Some of the 1960s social movements included: Black Power, Anti-War, Environment, Women's Rights, Gay Rights, Chicano's, Hippies etc.
10. What were the general goals and outcomes of the Social Movement of the 1960s?
While these social groups differed greatly in cause, they all had one thing in common; they wanted equality. Whether that mean the acceptance of gays in society, equal pay for women, or African Americans not being discriminated against. They wanted their voices to be heard for their cause, and many of them were successful. Through rallies, acts of discontent (burning of the bras), sit-ins, speeches, signs, marches and large masses of people, their voices were often heard. Some groups were more successful than others, but many lead to changes in the law such as the Equal Pay Act of 1963, granting women to have equal pay as men.
As the Civil Rights Movement boomed, other masses started to want equal treatment of their own social groups. Large amounts of these protesters were college students, who became known as "student activists". From antiwar to women's rights, movements were taking over parks, campuses, some even resulting in violence. Some of the 1960s social movements included: Black Power, Anti-War, Environment, Women's Rights, Gay Rights, Chicano's, Hippies etc.
10. What were the general goals and outcomes of the Social Movement of the 1960s?
While these social groups differed greatly in cause, they all had one thing in common; they wanted equality. Whether that mean the acceptance of gays in society, equal pay for women, or African Americans not being discriminated against. They wanted their voices to be heard for their cause, and many of them were successful. Through rallies, acts of discontent (burning of the bras), sit-ins, speeches, signs, marches and large masses of people, their voices were often heard. Some groups were more successful than others, but many lead to changes in the law such as the Equal Pay Act of 1963, granting women to have equal pay as men.