Modern Civil Rights, Women’s Rights
America became increasingly suburbanized in the 1950s with “the American Dream” for many upwardly mobile. It also experienced a re-emergence of civil rights movements for women, African-Americans, among others. In what ways did these two Americas co-exist? How did prosperity and poverty co-exist?
In what ways did civil rights groups struggle for these rights? Why did these movements gain strength in the 1960s? What role did independent groups play and what role did the government play?
What was the Feminine Mystique? What did Betty Friedan mean with this term? What role did it play with an emerging feminism? What role did the birth control pill play?
A minimum of three paragraphs (each paragraph should be a minimum of 5 sentences), with analysis of the questions in each discussion, no later than Friday.
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- In what ways did these two Americas co-exist? How did prosperity and poverty co-exist?
In the course of 20th century, Americans did not have the freedom and human rights like they experience today but else gender and racial discrimination was so common. This was the case until the 1950s where the discriminated people started fighting for equal rights and equal opportunities as their counterparts. This era saw the emergence of civil rights movements that advocated for women and African-Americans to be treated….
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