Minority rights 1960-80 - key facts

Native Americans in towns or cities by 1970

Half of all Native Americans

1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

Transferred 40 million acres of land and $462,500,000 to Native Alaskans

1972 Indian Education Act

Funds for tribal schools

1978 Indian Child Welfare Act

Gave Native Americans more control over the adoption of Native American children

Bracero programme

4.6 million contracts were signed between 1942-64

Operation Wetback

Deported 3.8 million, including US citizens who were in active protest, between 1953-58

1975 Voting Rights Act extension

Provides language assistance at polling stations and extended right to Native Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanic groups

1970 New York Pride March

10,000 marchers

People supporting gay rights in 1977

Over 50%

First openly gay candidate elected to office

Kathy Kozachenko in 1974

Proposition 6

A law proposed in California in 1978 that would fire gay teachers and teachers who spoke in favour of gay rights