Differences Between 1960 And 1975

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The 1960’s was when hundreds and thousands of ordinary Americans gave new life to the nation’s democratic ideals. African Americans used sit-ins, freedom rides, and protest marches to fight for segregation, poverty, and unemployment. African American women demand equal job opportunities and to end sexual discrimination. The validity of the statement, “Between 1960 and 1975 there was great progress in the struggle for political and social equality.” with respect to Social African American struggles, Social Women struggles, and Political struggles.

Some of the Social African American struggles were The National Association for the Advancement of Colored people, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Nonviolent Movement,