Movements in the 1960s
Introduction
The 1960 protests comprised student movements, civil rights movements, women movements, Afro-Americans, La Raza Unida Party, among other supporters. In the protests, the movements emphasized changes in government policy and equal treatment all the people and pushed for women’s rights to allow them to have access to jobs and other opportunities. The protesters supported direct democracy.
Body
The Afro-American Liberation was spearheaded by Malcolm X, who encouraged the African American students to push for respect towards the Africans. They emphasized the need for black power and the frequent arrests of African Americans. The protests were against the police harassment towards black Americans. The movement was essential in the expansion of civil rights by creating AABL that aimed to increase calls for human rights and the elimination of racism.
The La Raza Unida Part emerged as a result of the feeling that democrats and the republicans did not have policies that addressed the challenges of their members. The party extended in Houston and Austin, reaching out to poor whites and African Americans. The party movement expanded the civil rights through calling for multicultural programs in education and better organization of labor and equal opportunity rights.
The white students formed an activist’s movement, which aimed at developing a democratic society. The main issues that concerned the students were racial discrimination, high levels of poverty, and the impending nuclear destruction threat. The Student Democratic Society expanded civil rights through the promotion of democracy in the involvement of people in making decisions that affect them.
The National Organization of Women’s movement was formed by middle-class white women who had worked in factories in WW2, being restricted to carry out household chores. The movement expanded civil rights by protesting against discrimination of women in employment, education, and wages. They also lobbied in protest for sexual discrimination.
Conclusion
The movements in the 1960s had huge impacts on the expansion of civil rights. The movements comprised of people from the various races who felt their grievances were not well attended by the republicans and the democrats.