CHICANO 10B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Economic Opportunity Act Of 1964
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Chapter 3 space of conflict, sounds of solidarity. The emergence of black and brown music created a space for minority groups previously missing from their lives. Sound is able to pass through time, even times of war and conflict, and artists gradually implemented themselves into la"s soundspace for years to come. Physical wars, such as the cold war and counter wars put the. The author addresses important leaders such as lyndon b. Johnson and the effects that his administration has had on the minority groups by declaring a war on poverty. Urbanization began to take place taking business away from the small towns and lower class citizens. Economic opportunity act provided basis for many antipoverty legislation opportunities to follow (93). The death of martin luther king created a cultural nationalism as a mean of empowerment and self identification after a state of hopelessness. Legislations led to mlk advocating for more minority representation on the antipoverty board.