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Working Americans Vol. 7: Social Movements, 2nd Edition

Table of Contents

1880-1899




1894: Child Welfare—The Orphan Train




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Dysart, Iowa




Historical Snapshot




1896: Women’s Health—The Anti-Corset Campaign




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Bridgport, Connecticut




Historical Snapshot




1898: Labor—The Children’s Jacketmakers’ Strike




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Lower East Side, New York City




Historical Snapshot




1900-1909




1901: Health—The Anti-Cigaret League Of America




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Chicago, Illinois




Historical Snapshot




1904: Health—The Pure Food And Drug Act




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Washington, DC




Historical Snapshot




1905: The Environment—Plume Hunting




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: South Florida




Historical Snapshot




1910-1919




1912: Suffrage—The Kansas Campaign




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Kansas




Historical Snapshot




1917: Civil Rights—Anti-Lynching Silent Protest Parade




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Harlem, New York




Historical Snapshot




1919: Health—Preventing Another Influenza Epidemic




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Richmond, Virginia




Historical Snapshot




1920-1929




1921: Women’s Rights—The Distribution Of Birth Control Literature




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Hopatcong, New Jersey




Historical Snapshot




1923: Immigration—America For Americans




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Santa Fe, New Mexico




Historical Snapshot




1928: Censorship—Purity For Silent Films




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Topeka, Kansas




Historical Snapshot




1930-1939




1932: Racism—The Scottsboro Case




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Scottsboro, Alabama




Historical Snapshot




1933: Farm Revolt—Taking Charge Of The Land




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Villisca, Iowa




Historical Snapshot




1937: Prohibition—The Fight To Make America Liquor-Free




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the United States during Prohibition




Historical Snapshot




1940-1949




1943: Civil Liberties—Internment Of 110,000 Japanese Americans




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Seattle, Washington




Historical Snapshot




1946: Civil Rights—Desegregating The Military




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico




Historical Snapshot




1947: International Aid—Helping Polish Jews




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Poland




Historical Snapshot




1950-1959




1954: Banning Comic Books—A Link To Juvenile Delinquency




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Bronx, New York




Historical Snapshot




1956: The Environment—Preserving The National Parks System




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Dinosaur National Monument, Utah and Colorado




Historical Snapshot




1959: Labor—The New York Hospital Workers Strike




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: New York, New York




Historical Snapshot




1960-1969




1965: Civil Rights—Selma, Alabama, Awakens America




Life at Home




Life at School




Life in the Community: Selma, Alabama




Historical Snapshot




1966: Religion—Banning The Beatles




Life at Home




Life at School




Life in the Community: Birmingham, Alabama




Historical Snapshot




1969: American Indian Activism—Native American Fishing Rights




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Puget Sound, Washington




Historical Snapshot




1970-1979




1970: The Environment—Celebrating Earth Day




Life at Home




Life at Work




Earth Day Around the United States




Historical Snapshot




1971: The Peace Movement—Vietnam Veterans Against The War




Life at Home




Life on the Road




Life in the Community: New York City




Historical Snapshot




1977: Refugees—Caring For The “Boat People”




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Southeast Asia




Historical Snapshot




1980-1999




1983: War—The Anti-Nuclear Weapons Movement




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Seneca, New York




Historical Snapshot




1988: The Environment—Spotted Owls Versus Timbering




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Willamette National Forest, Oregon




Historical Snapshot




1989: Reproductive Rights—Operation Rescue




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: New York City




Historical Snapshot




1992: Handicap Access—The Disability Act




Life at Home




Life at School




The Americans with Disabilities Act




Historical Snapshot




1996: Labor—The Immigrants’ Strike




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Morganton, North Carolina




Historical Snapshot




2000-2016




2000: Religion—School Prayer




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Santa Fe, Texas




Historical Snapshot




2004: Women’s Rights—Title IX




Life at Home




Life at Work




The Origins of Title IX




Historical Snapshot




2015: Racism—Black Lives Matter




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Baltimore, Maryland




Historical Snapshot




2015: Civil Liberties—Marriage Rights For Same-Sex Couples




Life at Home




Life at Work




Legalization of Gay Marriage




Historical Snapshot




2016: Income Inequality—Empowering Women




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Cincinnati, Ohio




Historical Snapshot




2016: LGBTQ Rights—A Mother’s Journey




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Transgender Rights




Historical Snapshot




Further Reading