RADICALS OF THE SIXTIES

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RADICALS OF THE SIXTIES
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Who-
Protesting Students
The New Left
Society is screwed up, and The Establishment is
corrupt!
Attitude-
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How did they differ from Hippies?
They tried to changed society, while Hippies
dropped out.
Early Tactics-
Non-Violent Civil Disobedience
(marches, sit-ins, boycotts)
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Early Icons-
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GANDHI
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MLK, JR.
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FOLK SINGERS
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Early Hot Spot-
Berkeley
Why There?
The Free Speech Movement
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Reaction from the Mainstream-
-Outrage
-View them as spoiled brats
-See them as Un-American
-See them as Hippies
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By the mid-Sixties-
A lot of the Hippie / Drug Culture had blended
with the protest scene.
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Change in Tactics Why-
Became more confrontational and militant.
Some even called for Revolution.
They were frustrated, felt the old tactics
werent working Anymore!
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New Icons-
Revolutionaries like
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Che Guevara
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Mao Zedong
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Ho Chi Minh
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BLACK RADICALS
1- THE NATION OF ISLAM
Leader-
Elijah Muhammad
Malcolm X
Spokesman-
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Followers-
Black Muslims
Promoted-
Separation of the races
Self-Defense
Black Pride
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Reaction-
Whites and many blacks viewed them as violent
racists.
Malcolm X-
Had a falling out with the Nation of Islam, and
left it in 1964.
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February 21, 1965-
Malcolm X was killed by 3 members of the Nation
of Islam in Harlem, NYC.
Malcolms ideas-
Will continue to influence Black America.
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2- THE NEW SNICK BLACK POWER
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
SNCC-
Asked all white members to leave, and started
calling for
1966-
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Black Definition-
The power to control their own communities
control their own destiny.
White Definition-
It was an anti-white, violent message.
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New Leaders of Snick-
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Stokely Carmichael
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H Rap Brown
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Promote-
Self-Defense
They even start to call for Revolution!
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3- THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY
FOUNDED-
IN OAKLAND, CA IN 1966 BY HUEY NEWTON BOBBY
SEALE
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MAIN ISSUE-
POLICE BRUTALITY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
CALL ON-
BLACK PEOPLE TO ARM THEMSELVES FOR SELF-DEFENSE
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WHITE AMERICA-
IS SCARED TO DEATH OF THEM
WHITE RADICALS-
START TO LOOK UP TO THEM, WANT TO JOIN WITH THEM
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RESULT OF THEIR MILITANT IMAGE-
THE POLICE FBI WILL GO AFTER THEM. THE LEADERS
ARE ARRESTED, KILLED, OR FLEE THE COUNTRY.
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MAJOR RACE RIOTS OF THE 60s-
1964- HARLEM, NYC
1965- WATTS (LA), CA
1966- CHICAGO, IL
1967- NEWARK, NJ DETROIT, MI
APRIL 4, 1968-
MLK IS ASSASSINATED, RACE RIOTS BREAK OUT IN 130
CITIES.
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WHITE RADICALS
1- SDS
STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
WHAT-
KEY LEADER-
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TOM HAYDEN
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2- THE YOUTH INTERNATIONAL PARTY
KNOWN AS-
THE YIPPIES
MAIN LEADERS-
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JERRY RUBIN
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ABBIE HOFFMAN
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3- THE WEATHERMEN / WEATHER
UNDERGROUND
WHAT-
A SPLINTER GROUP OF SDS
CALL FOR-
VIOLENT REVOLUTION
WHAT DID THEY DO?
WENT INTO HIDING, AND STARTED BOMBING THE
ESTABLISHMENT
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FAMOUS ANTI-WAR PROTESTS-
1- WASHINGTON, D.C. 1967
THE YIPPIES CLAIMED THEY WERE GOING TO LEVITATE
THE PENTAGON.
THIS IS THE PROTEST WERE SOME DEMONSTRATORS
PLACED FLOWERS IN THE SOLDIERS RIFLES.
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2- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1968
STUDENTS, LED BY SDS, TAKE OVER SEVERAL CAMPUS
BUILDINGS IN PROTEST OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
THE POLICE ARE SENT IN AND VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT.
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3- CHICAGO 1968
THOUSANDS OF POLICE DEMONSTRATORS CLASH IN
THE STREETS OUTSIDE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
THIS VIOLENCE WILL COME TO SYMBOLIZE THE CHAOS
OF THE 60s
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THE MEN THAT WERE PUT ON TRIAL AFTER THE RIOT,
WERE CALLED THE CHICAGO 8/7