How did the Jewish ideology of Tikkun Olam impact the civil rights and identity politics movements of the 1950s-1970s?

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Part 1 – Short Answer (Answer both questions) Write 15 sentences for each of the questions. You must include Chicago-style footnote citations in Part 1.
1) What are some aspects of the “grand narrative” of the African American Civil Rights
Movement and how was the movement more complicated than we are usually taught?
(Note: you do not have to discuss EVERY part of the “grand narrative,” just a minimum
of two points from it)
2) How did the Jewish ideology of Tikkun Olam impact the civil rights and identity politics
movements of the 1950s-1970s? How did Jewish women impact the feminist movement
AND how did the feminist movement impact Judaism?
Part 2 – AT LEAST 1 full-page – use Chicago-style footnote citations in Part 2
PROMPT: The latter half of the twentieth century witnessed a rise in identity politics when a number of
groups organized and fought to overcome social and political prejudice and discrimination
including Mexican Americans and gays & lesbians. Explain how “Mexican Americans” and “gays & lesbians” were restricted in American politics and society and the specific ways in which they sought to gain protection and a voice in American democracy. Your argument must answer the following central question: Where did these groups achieve success in the late twentieth century and which of their strategies do you think was the most successful and why?
For African Americans, you must use the following key terms: (1) Civil Disobedience
/ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (2) Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Voting
Rights Act of 1965 (3) Black Power / Black Panther Party.
For Mexican Americans and Native Americans (Brown Power), you must use the
following key terms: (1) Cesar Chavez / United Farm Workers (UFW) (2) Chicano
Movement / Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) 3) American Indian
Movement (AIM) / Alcatraz

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