Introduction
The Civil Rights movement made waves for both African Americans and other minorities that were facing inequality or oppression in the 1960s. The overwhelming success of the Civil Rights movement paved the way for other movements to rise up and demand equality. These movements include the women's rights movement, the Latino movement, the Japanese American Citizens League, the American Indian movement, the beginning of the gay and lesbian rights movement and the enviornmental and consumer movements.
Task
Using the resources provided, you'll learn about the various movements that came about after the Civil Rights movement. Complete the questions and activities in the word document (found in the files on Edmodo). Once you've completed everything, you'll submit the document to Edmodo under "The Era of Activism Webquest"
Process
Part 1: The Latina Movement
Use the link below to answer questions 1 through 5.
http://www.brown.edu/Research/Coachella/chicano.html
Click on the "education" tab on the left to answer questions 6 through 8.
Part 2: The Japanese American Citizens League
Use the link below to answer questions 11 through 12.
Use the link below to answer question 13.
http://hirasaki.net/National.htm
Part 3: American Indian Movement
Use the link below to answer question 14 through 16.
http://www.niyc-alb.org/index.html
Use your textbook, (honors: chapter 17 section 3, parallel: chapter 23, section 2) to answer questions 17 through 21.
Part 4: The Gay and Lesbian Movement
http://www.uky.edu/~lbarr2/gws250spring11_files/Page1186.htm
Use the link above to copy information to create a word cloud. Copy from "The Homofile years" down to the end of "A Gay rights movement" section. You do not actually need to read the information you're copying. You're going to read the word cloud.
Paste the text into wordle:
You can customize the word cloud however you'd like (colors/font/etc.) Once you've cusomized it, save it as a PNG and insert it into the word document.
Use your word cloud to answer questions 22 through 23.
Part 5: The Enviornmental Movement
Use the link below to answer questions 25 through 29.
http://www.pollutionissues.com/Te-Un/U-S-Environmental-Protection-Agency.html
Use the link below to answer questions 30 through 34.
Use the link below to answer qustion 35 through 37.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_earthday_1.html
Part 6: The Consumer Movement
Use the link below to answer question 38 through 42.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3351
Evaluation
Going Postal
On a post-it, answer the following question:
Give an example of a modern day issue that had its roots in the Era of Activism. Why is it still important?
**WRITE YOUR NAME ON IT**
Once complete, post it up on the board under your period's section.
Example:
Conclusion
The Civil Rights Movement acted as the first domino in a series of social movements. Grassroots protest became a way of life in the late 60s and into the 70s. Protest was the thing that caused great change in America. Practices and tactics of the Era of Activism are often still used today when a body of people demand change.
