The Events of 1967Online version Rioting, protesting, marching, sitting in, and Loving-in are among a few of the ways Americans expressed their displeasure with the status quo in 1967. by Susan Allor 1 The Events of 1967 In 1967, Americans took to the streets and college campuses with raised fists, picket signs, flowers, and even violence to fight for the changes they wanted to see.Continue to the next slide to see some of the major events of the year. 2 Student Protests 100 student leaders send letter to LBJ warning that unless the government changes its war policy, more & more of its young men will choose jail rather than go to war in Vietnam. Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison protest over recruitment by Dow Chemical on the University campus; 76 are injured in the resulting riot. 3 Marching for Women's Equality By 1967, the women's liberation movement was on its way to becoming a significant part of U.S. history. The newly formed National Organization for Women (NOW) announced its Bill of Rights for women. •Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) •Repeal of abortion laws •Publicly funded child care 4 The Final Straw When police raided an illegal after-hours party thrown for two African American servicemen who had just returned from Vietnam, local residents heard that the police used excessive force to arrest 82 people at the party. They responded by throwing bottles and rocks at the police. The ensuing violence lasted for five days; the National Guard was called in and President Lyndon Johnson sent the army. The toll was horrific: 43 people were killed and 1,189 injured. Police arrested over 7,200 people, and at least 2,000 buildings were destroyed. 5 Loving v. Virginia. Loving v. Virginia. The case was brought by Mildred Loving, a black woman, and Richard Loving, a white man, who had been sentenced to a year in prison in Virginia for violating the state's anti-miscegenation statute, which prohibited marriage between people classified as "white" and people classified as "colored.” The Supreme Court's unanimous decision held this prohibition was unconstitutional, reversing Pace v. Alabama (1883) and ending all race-based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States. 6 Counterculture (Youth Culture) By 1967, widespread social tensions were developing between conservative America and a youth-centric counterculture that expressed itself through art, music, and peaceful protest and contributed to changing women's rights, traditional modes of authority, and the American Dream.
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