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Social Justice Movements
1960s - 1970s

Objective: Investigate some of the social justice movements of the 1960s and 1970s in the United States.  These movements were inspired in part by the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.  These movements used similar strategies such as protests, boycotts, legislative appeals and impact litigation in order to achieve social change.
Choose One Movement to research
  • United Farmworkers – Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
  • The Chicano Movement
  • American Indian Movement (AIM) – Dennis Banks, Wounded Knee, Alcatraz
  • Japanese American Citizens League
  • Nader’s Raiders – Consumer Protection – various organizations and laws
  • Gay Liberation Front and ACT UP (ACT UP is from the 1980s in response to the AIDS crisis)
  • Rachel Carson’s book – Silent Spring – environmental movement
  • National Resources Defense Council – environmental impact organization
  • Your idea – Check with Ms. Bessette 
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Assignment
  1. Find and watch educational videos on your topic that total at least 60 minutes.  This could be one hour-long documentary or a series of shorter educational videos.  These videos should be from reliable sources such as PBS, BBC, TED Talks or TED-Ed, History Channel, and university and research institutes.
  2. Read and analyze one significant document that was written by people involved in your movement and that had an impact on social change.  This change could be legislation, a manifesto or statement document, a detailed letter, or a public service announcement (PSA). 
  3. Research the current situation of your movement.    
  4. Write a 2-3 paragraph summary of what you learned. Include the names of key leaders, their
    leadership style, the methods and strategies of the organization, and key successes and
    challenges. Discuss their overall goals and how/whether those goals were achieved. Include
    analysis of your document – what is says and how the document impacted your social
    movement.
  5. Cite video, document and any article(s) you reference in your summary. Include at least three MLA citations "Works Cited" on page 2. Use NoodleTools.com to gather/format all citations. Email Ms. Morgan for assistance.
~Digital Resources~
Find articles, government documents, book chapters and more. Notice the date the articles were published to ensure you are reading about the right time in history. 
Click HERE to access Campo database passwords
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Links to the "Movements & Activism" page. Password needed.
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Search by "Object Type" to find primary source documents like letters and diaries. Create you own account or use my log-in smorgan@auhsdschools.org / campostudent
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Do a search for High quality photos or primary source documents or scroll through the collection. No password required.
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Do a Keyword search for the movement. Note the type of document you find. Password needed.
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Do a "Basic Search" for a person's biography or a movement in history. Password needed.
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Search for "everything" on this site. You'll find articles, videos, documents, government documents, photos, etc. No password needed.