HISTORY 124B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Orval Faubus
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Argument: the inclusion of a new voting bloc in 1960 and the intimacy of the kennedy white. The 1960s: often remembered a tumultuous decade, much of the radicalism/revolution of the 1960s had its origins in the 1950s, many cultural and political developments continue to impact the contemporary us, decade of martyred leaders: 1968: mlk jr. , robert kennedy: civil rights legislation, a decade of movements. Feminism reborn: betty friedan (1921-2006, often credited with sparking the second wave of the us feminist movement. Most remembered for the feminine mystique (1963) Co-founded the national organization for women (now) in 1966. Supporter of the era: equal rights amendment, first introduced in 1923, failed to be ratified in 1982. 2 candidates: richard nixon (r) ; john f. kennedy (d) Kennedy depended on the mexican american, but it was mexican americans who rallied around kennedy in hopes of electing a president who would recognize the population"s needs and pave the way for greater political opportunities.
