HIST 2112- 1960s- Protest movements- Civil Rights Movemento The rights of all citizens for all citizenso “We shall overcome”- SNCCo Student Nonviolent Christian Conferenceo Suspicious of MLK Used too many religious practiceso Lead the protests- Selma Marcho Nonviolent protesto Still attacked and beaten by police- SNCC ejects white people from its movement in 1966o Movement for black people by black peopleo Don’t need white peopleo “Black power” Black nationalism Rejected the idea of integration “Black is beautiful”- Blacks being true to who they are- May lose this during integration- Malcolm Xo Separate but equal Supported it- Black Pantherso Have gunso “You hit us, we shoot back.”o Supposed to startle and scare you- The New Lefto The Old Left? Triangle liberals Union supporterso Any group that had an issue with societyo If you believed in The right not to be segregated The right to vote The right to be free from violence by authoritieso Students for a Democratic Society SDS Many members were started in SNCC Fought- Racism- Poverty Don’t like LBJ- Feel like his liberalism and Great Society address these things but never fix themo Hated the draft The establishment forcing you to do its dirty work for it- Hippieso Not the same as the Lefto Their protest was dropping out of society all togethero Stopped Shaving Showering Using deodoranto Didn’t want to conformo Didn’t want jobs or moneyo Take drugs Marijuana- Encourages community- Calms you down Acid- Strip the illusions mainstream society has planted inyour mind LSD- Used by FBI at first as a truth serum- Leaked into mainstream
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