Below is a list of strategies commonly used by activists who participated in the social movements of the 1960s. Choose one strategy from the list below and discuss how one movement used that strategy to affect change. For guidance, please be sure to read Chapter 26 and Chapter 27. Your paper should be 3 pages double spaced with 12 point font Times New Roman.
Legal Strategies
Nonviolent Direct Action (Includes Sit Ins; Bus boycotts and Freedom Rides; Desegregating lunch counters)
Legislating Civil Rights
Self Determination (Includes Black Nationalism/ Black Power; The Young Lords; The Chicano Movement; AIM; Raising Feminist Consciousness; Gay and Lesbian Movement)
Make sure that you discuss the extent to which the strategy was successful. What goals were achieved? In what ways, if any, did the strategy fail? Your essay should include specific examples to support your points and use the names of key figures, organizations, laws, legislative acts, and marches when you refer to them.
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