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    changing in American. This movement taking place was called the movement to the New Left. The New Left is a political movement is often grouped in with the Hippie movement‚ meaning that it was a time period where America was challenged to widen their views and move away from the forms of the traditional thinking. The New Left movement changed America in significant ways. One way was the start of gay rights. In modern society‚ homosexuals are still fighting for the right to marry‚ but this all began

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    The civil rights movement was the beginning of all the change to come in society. Although it was not without fight‚ the civil rights movement assured the rights of African Americans and gave them equal opportunities and the basic privileges and rights as U.S. citizens. The women’s movement took cues from this time to make much needed changes in the lives of women. They sought to make societal changes in all aspects such as social‚ political‚ and economic. In 1960‚ a woman’s reality was limited

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    The Chicano Movement‚ also known as El Movimiento‚ was one of the many movements in the United States that set out to achieve equality for Mexican-Americans. The Chicano Movement began in the 1940 ’s as a continuation of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement‚ but built up strength around the 1960’s after Mexican-American youth began to label themselves as "Chicano" to express their culture and proudly distinguish themselves as Mexican-American youth. For many Americans‚ a Chicano was used as

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    The Black Panthers were a famous and revolutionary organization founded in California in the 1960’s‚ whose purpose was the protection and empowerment of the black race. Although most media attention focused around Martin Luther King Jr. as the leader of the Civil Rights movement during the 1960’s‚ Black Power groups like the Black Panthers‚ who disagreed with MLK’s ideology‚ also exerted influence‚ especially in poor black communities. "Founded in October 1967 in Oakland‚ California‚ by Huey Newton

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    Tecumseh‚ a Shawnee Indian born in 1768‚ rose to be one of the greatest Native American leaders of all time. During the late 18th century‚ for the most part‚ the Indian population in North America did not have a voice when it came to the English settlement. However‚ Tecumseh soon became their voice. Issues of land arose after the American Revolution. Throughout the American Revolution‚ the Shawnees fought alongside Britain in hopes to defend their homeland. Britain’s eventual surrender led to the

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    The Civil Rights Era consists of a series of mini movements that were centered around the idea of equality. Movements during this period included the African American Rights Movement‚ the Women’s Rights Movement‚ the Worker’s Rights Movement‚ and the American Indian Rights Movement. Some consider this multitude of protests to be the final step for the American Dream to be accessible to all. Legally‚ these strides have been made but socially there is still work that has to occur in order to overcome

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    political and legal change? Male civil rights activists have a very good reputation for making change resulting in many people forgetting about the women but it can be argued that the men did not work completely alone. This is one of the main factors I will be looking into and comparing the role of women to the main male civil rights figures and who made more of a significant development in the civil rights movements. Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was a major female civil rights activist whose main focus was

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    The Chicano Movement‚ like many other civil rights movements‚ it gained motivation from the everyday struggles that the people had to get by in the United States due to society constantly pushing them off to the side. Mexican-Americans‚ like many other ethnicities‚ were viewed as an inferior group compared to the white Americans. During this movement‚ there were a lot of important actions that took place from farm worker rights‚ education‚ and the political movement that change the course of how

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    artistic‚ and intellectual movement that kindled a new black cultural identity. For the first time African American lives were seizing their first chance as a group to express themselves and get a positive response. Harlem‚ New York was the center of this dramatic cultural change‚ African Americans transformed social views and began to have more pride in their race‚ this age produced‚ visual arts‚ writer and new music such as jazz. This is one of the most influential movements in African American history

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    DBQ BThe Civil Rights Movement             Name______________________________ History 8 2003   Question: The Civil Rights movement aimed to convince white Americans to support the cause of equal rights for African Americans by abolishing segregation and guaranteeing the right to vote.  What themes did the champions of civil rights use in their appeal and why were they successful?   Document 1   Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka‚ Kansas (1954): We come then to the question presented; Does segregation

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