What was the aim of the Civil Rights Movement?
Aimed to abolish racism and segregation
What did the Civil Rights Movements include?
Martin Luther Kings ‘I have a dream’ speech and Rosa Parks Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat to a white man
In 1960’s patriarchy remained what? And why?
(Women’s Rights)
Dominant in both social and work settings as men held a disproportionate amount of power over money and held more authority.
Who went to work and who stayed home?
Men went to work to earn all the money and women stayed at home to undertake domestic money
What did sexist attitudes underpin?
Abusive behaviours such as domestic and sexual violence, misogyny and homophobia
What issues were still around? ( women’s rights).
Gender pay gap and women being offered lower - paid jobs
What increased during the 1960s? ( LGBTQ Rights)
The visibility of LGBTQ+ people
What happened to men to had homosexual relationships?
We’re convicted and imprisoned
What crisis brought the world to the brink of a full scale nuclear war? (Peace and Anti War protest)
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
How many people rallied in Trafalgar Square to protest against war? (Peace and Anti War Protest)
100,000
What was one of the most iconic British political events in 1960s? (Peace and Anti War protest)
When London saw protestors break through police lines protecting the American Embassy against Vietnamese violence.
In 1960s what did younger people do and reject? (Hippie Movement)
They questioned, challenged and rejected social values and political beliefs of their parents, government and church.
What was the lifestyle of Hippie like?
Rejecting materialism and organised religion to embrace communal life, free love and nature inspired spirituality.
What did Hippies experiment with?
Drugs like marijuana and LSD ( acid)
What popular Hippie slogan opposed Vietnamese war?
Peace and love
What music festival began in 1970?
Glastonbury
What did Bristish and US music address? (Protest Music)
Urgent political and social issues of the 1960’s such as civil rights movement and anti war.
What did dance move away from and become? ( Dance in popular Culture)
Duet - based/ couple - based technique and became more concerned with individual expression
Who emerged in the 1960s? ( Dance in Popular culture)
Bob Fosse
What things were in the style that Bob created? ( Dance in Popular Culture)
Angular postures, broken wrists and explosive bursts of musicality
What did segregation in USA mean? ( Cultural Appropriation in Music)
Black musicians confined to black music stations, limiting success and audience.
What music style did Rolling Stones adopt? ( Cultural Appropriation in Music)
African - American
Who did Rolling Stones credit? What did this help? ( Cultural Appropriation in Music)
Music heroes despite their race.
Help connect to their audiences helping to eliminate this indifference and bridge the gap
What did young people gain and have a desire to do? ( Fashion)
Economic freedom and desire to change identity.
