protest movements Flashcards
Berkley free speech movement
date: 1964-5
protested for:
free speech, lift ban on political activities.
- 800 arrested
effect:
- lifted ban on political activity on campus
- showed civil right tactics could succeed
- triggered the rest of the movements
- contributed to Reagen as governor.
teach ins
dates: 1965
facts:
- 3500 attended at Michigan
- 10 to 30,000 attended at Berkley
effects:
- continued for years
human be in
date: 1967
facts:
- 20 to 30,000 attended
effects:
- causes the banning of LSD
“turn on, tune in, drop out”
march on pentagon
date: 1967
events:
- people returned their draft cards
facts:
- 100,000 joined demonstration
- a plane airdropped 10,000 flowers
columbia university protest
date: 1968
events:
- protested against the draft, racism in university
- clashes between police
facts:
- 1million students went on a 10 day strike
effect
- hundreds of arrests
- impact on the university and the student protest movement
- shut down many universitys
weather underground
date: 1969
events:
- incite violence to stop the vietnam war and create a revolution
- responsible for acts of terrorism, bombs in 1970
- members were hunted by the FBI
Facts:
- bomb dropped in NY, Boston and Washington
miss world protests
date: 1968
events:
- protested against sexism
- received negative publicity
womens strike for equality
date: 1970
facts:
- 50th anniversary of 19th amendment
- organised by Betty friedan
- 50,000 attended
effects:
- gained wider support
