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		Display Information America in Ferment: The Tumultuous 1960s This chapter examines the Civil Rights struggle against segregation and racial inequality; the feminist fight for equal educational and employment opportunity; the Mexican American battle against discrimination in voting, education, and employment; the Native American campaign for tribal sovereignty and land rights; the gay and lesbian drive to end discrimination based on sexual preference; and the environmentalist campaign to reduce pollution and promote conservation. Thurgood Marshall Simple Justice The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement Eisenhower and Civil Rights Little Rock The State of Black America in 1960 Freedom Now To the Heart of Dixie Bombingham Kennedy Finally Acts The March on Washington The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Voting Rights Black Nationalism and Black Power The Civil Rights Movement Moves North The Great Society and the Drive for Black Equality White Backlash The Struggle Continues The Youth Revolt The New Left The Making and Unmaking of a Counterculture Women's Liberation Sources of Discontent Feminism Reborn Radical Feminism The Growth of Feminist Ideology The Supreme Court and Sex Discrimination The Equal Rights Amendment Impact of the Women's Liberation Movement Viva La Raza! The Native American Power Movement Gay and Lesbian Liberation The Earth First Ralph Nader and the Consumer Movement