Protest Analysis | vietnamwar

Latino Americans faced segregation in schools. Many Latino American children were placed in separate schools or discriminated from schools with white children. In the Mendez v. Westminster case in 1945, the court ruled that there would be no more segregation because of the violation of constitutional rights for children.
From 1953 to 1958, over 3.8 million Latino Americans were arrested and unfairly deported during “Operation Wetbacks.”
The first public bilingual program was created in 1963. Children have easier access to programs that continued to teach them about their heritage and language.
Many Latino American farmworkers were terribly mistreated. The union called United Farm Workers led by Cezar Chavez and Dolores Huerta became the most important union in the nation. Movements such as the Grape Boycott became important social justice movements.
Although many Latino Americans wanted to vote, the language barrier caused discrimination at polls. In 1975, The U.S. Voting Right Act was passed giving non-English speakers language assistance at polls.

Although women were allowed to work, many faced inequality in employment. Women were given menial jobs such as being secretaries and were not given equal pay. However, as the movement progressed women were given jobs traditionally given to men such as police guards.
Women were expected to be baby makers that should stay home and do house work. Betty Friedan published the book The Feminine Mystique in 1963, assuring women that happiness doesn’t have to come from being a house wife and to avoid boredom women should become employed. During this time, the contraceptive pill was becoming popular enabling women to enjoy intimacy rather than focus on only having children.
Women were not given many legal choices when they no longer wanted a child. In 1968, the National Abortion Rights Action League was founded and in 1973 the court case Roe v. Wade which was later won established the right for women to have abortions.
The lack of women’s voice in political matters was very prevalent. In 1970, the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced. Women were trying to spread the message of equality between both genders and have more say in the government.
During the women’s movement, educational opportunities for women have been a neglected topic. More women were progressively enrolling in college to earn degrees and work in jobs that required higher educational standards. In 1974, colleges were offering women’s study courses and offered support for women students.

Both the women and Latino American wanted better educational opportunities. They were segregated from schools and society didn’t provide the same opportunity for education. Women were expected to become house wives and Latino American were expected to work as unfairly treated farmer workers.
Both fought for better treatment in the work force. Women and Latino Americans were paid less because of their race or gender. They were also forced to endure physical and verbal harassment by other employers and/or back breaking labor.
Both wanted equal rights to have a voice in the government. Voting was the promising opportunity for both women and Latino Americans to voice their opnions. Many acts were created to improve work and civil rights conditions for both groups.

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