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Alianza Federal de Mercedes: Formed to regain land taken from Mexican Americans
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American Association for retired Persons: Lobbied for needs of older citizens; sought to eliminate mandatory retirement
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American Indian Movement: Main organization behind the Red Power movement
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Aretha Franklin: Queen of soul
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Bella Abzug: Outspoken member of congress supporting women's issues
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Betty Friedan: Sparked revival of the feminist movement with her novel, The Feminine Mystique
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British Invasion: Introduction of new British bands to American audiences
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Brown Berets: Activist group in response to police brutality against Mexican Americans in LA
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Cesar Chavez: Figurehead of the Chicano movement; led the National Farm Workers Association
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Children's Defense Fund: Leading children's rights organization- wanted to identify, publicize and correct serious problems that many American children faced
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Counterculture: Alternative lifestyle against the "Establishment" rejecting mainstream norms
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Crusade for Justice: Group promoting Mexican American Nationalism; offered legal aid, culture, newspaper and a school.
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Dolores Huerta: Founded NFWA with Chavez; former CSO member
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Ed Roberts: Quadriplegic who protested Berkeley for not accommodating handicapped students
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Education Amendments Act: Outlawed gender discrimination in higher education
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Education for all Handicapped Children Act: Required public schools to provide education for disabled children
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Equal Pay Act: Made it illegal to pay women less than men for the same job
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Generation Gap: Age difference between baby boomers and their elders
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Gloria Steinem: Journalist and figurehead of the feminist movement; founded NWPC
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Gray Panthers: Worked for rights of the elderly, led by Maggie Kuhn
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James Brown: Godfather of Soul
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Joan Baez and Bob Dylan: Revived folk music with lyrics that sent a political message
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Jose Angel Gutierrez: Founded MAYO and la Raza Unidada Party
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La Huelga: Major strike and boycott of a grape company
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Maggie Kuhn: Founder of the Gray Panthers
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Marian Wright Edelman: Director of the Children's Defense Fund
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Mario Savio: Organized students at Cal Berkeley to protest limiting space for speeches and assemblies
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Mexican American Youth Organization: Had radical views, held walk-outs, etc.
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National Organization for Women: Formed by Friedan and other to lobby and influence elected officials to ensure economic and social equality for women
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National Women's Political Caucus: Encouraged women to run for political office
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Older Americans Act: Committed the government to providing elderly Americans with adequate income and medical care
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Phyllis Schlafly: Feminist not in favor of the ERA
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Pop art: Movement rejecting traditional art and appealing to popular tastes
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Raza Unidada Party: Chicano political party formed by Jose Angel Gutierrez
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Rehabilitation Act: Forbade discrimination in jobs, education or housing because of physical disabilities
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Reies Lopez Tijerina: Led the Alianza Federal de Mercedes
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Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzalez: Leader in the Chicano movement who founded the Crusade for Justice
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Russel Means: Prominent Member of the American Indian Movement
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Shirley Chisholm: First black woman elected to congress and to run for president
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Timothy Leary: Harvard professor that encouraged the use of LCD and dropping out of society
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United Farm Workers: Merging of NFWA and another union; included non-Hispanic members as well
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Woodstock: Beginning of the end of the counterculture and a celebration of rock music