the counterculture hippies, sds, and the weathermen
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The Counterculture
Hippies, SDS, and The Weathermen
The Counterculture
The values and norms of behavior of a group that run counter to those of mainstream culture.
Refers to many groups throughout history, but most people think of the 60’s and 70’s
Counterculture beliefs
Civil rights Women’s rights and
Gay rights Rejection of war Race relations Sex Practices Recreational drug use
Branches of the Counterculture
The Hippie Movement The New Left The Civil Rights Movement
Hippie movement
Began in the 60’s Youth Movement Human Be-in (1967)
Popularized the movement
Woodstock (1969) Height of the movement
History of Hippies
Hippies were traditionally groups of people who started their own communities where recreational drugs and free sex practices were imbraced
Hippies opposed nuclear weapons, the Vietnam war, and established institutions
They were eco-friendly, and supported sexual liberation
Influences
The counterculture was supported by many popular bands of the time, such as The Beatles and Grateful Dead.
Used folk music, street theater, and phychadelic rock to portray their ideas of freedom.
The New Left
Began with SDS (Students for a Democratic Society)
More radical than hippies
Began with large-scale peaceful protests
SDS
Began in the early 60’s Advocated non-violent
civil disobedience Student activists Wanted radical change
in the government Broke up in 1969 at
their last convention
SDS Ideals
Criticized racial discrimination, economic equality, big business, trade unions and political parties
Promoted better representation of the citizens, additional welfare to deal with poverty, and more involvement of workers in business management
SDS break-up
SDS melt down created several individual groups led by various members of the original organization.
One group kept the ideas of SDS, non-violent civil disobedience
The other wanted direct action against the government
The Weather Under-Ground
Created a bomb factory in New York and led bombings against police stations, government buildings, and businesses.
The Weather Underground
Led by William Ayers Currently a professor Led bombings against
the Chicago and New York police departments and the Pentagon
Civil Rights Movement
Wanted racial equality, women’s rights, and gay rights
Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Malcolm X Non-violent vs. Direct Action
Accomplishments
Changed the traditional values of the “old” generation
Began the work towards social and racial equality
Popularized drug use
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