Chapter 23, Section 1 & 2Three Groups Struggle for Their Rights

1. Identify the three groups mentioned in these two sections that fought for their rights in the 1960s.

2. For each group:A. Who were their most important leaders?B. What problems were they trying to address?C. What methods did they use?D. What successes did they have?

I. The Latino MovementA. Leader – César ChávezB. Problems to solve:

1. Low pay for farm work.2. Poor educational opportunities.3. Little political power.

C. Methods1. Chávez unionized Latino farm workers.2. Latino groups demanded Spanish

language/cultural education.3. Organized and got Latinos elected to Congress

and other offices.D. Successes

1. Spanish language/cultural education.2. Increased participation in government.

II. Native AmericansA. Dennis Banks, Russell MeansB. Problems to solve:

1. Poverty/unemployment2. Difficulty (or unwillingness) in assimilating to American

culture.C. Methods

1. Formed the American Indian Movement (AIM).a. Occupied/ransacked the Bureau of Indian

Affairs building (Maurer’s dad worked there.)b. Took over Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

D. Successes1. Won greater autonomy on their own land.2. Received land (their old lands) and $ from the

government.

III. Women (feminism)A. Leaders

1. Betty Friedan – The Feminine Mystique2. Gloria Steinem – Ms. Magazine.

B. Problem to solve: Unequal opportunity for women in education and employment.C. Methods

1. Formed the National Organization for Women (NOW)2. Protests, political activism, etc.

D. Successes1. End of legal gender discrimination.2. Roe v. Wade – upheld a woman’s right to an abortion.3. Increased educational, employment, and political

opportunities for women.E. Setback/Disappointment - Failure of the Equal Rights Amendment to be ratified.

Summary Questions

1. The American Indian Movement (A.I.M.) tended to be more aggressive and confrontational than either the Latino Movement or the Women’s Movement. Find two pieces of evidence in your textbook to support this.

2. Compare the Latino Movement and the Women’s Movement. Which do you think had a greater impact on our society. Cite examples from the textbook and from your knowledge of American society today to support your answer.

Latinos

Women

Native Americans

Compare and contrast the three groups’ struggle for equality we studied in Chapter 23. Fill this diagram with the methods they used, leaders, and results of their struggle.