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New Voices
Women, Gays, and Newcomers
Across the nation, inspired and empowered by the language, tactics, and visibility of the Civil Rights Movement, other groups began demanding respect and equal rights.
In Washington, African American activists organized community-based organizations such as the United Planning Organization with support from federal anti-poverty funds and private foundations. Other groups that had been largely "underground" or on the margins of social acceptability also became more organized and politically active. The growing visibility of feminists, gays, and new immigrants from Latin America and Asia gave additional tones of DC's historically black and white, officially heterosexual coloration. |