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Voices of ProtestThe 1960’s
The Counterculture
The Counterculture
A culture of young peoplewith values that ran counter to those of the establishedculture
Generation Gap: the differences in attitudes between people ofdifferent age groups
New ViewsRejection of middle class values and beliefs of the “establishment”
Establishment was materialistic,youth culture tried to break awayfrom regular employment andconsumerism
Inner feelings over intellect(science and reason had us to theBrink of nuclear disaster)
Hippie Movement
Looked for emotional highs in sex and drugs
Timothy Leary – LSD
“turn on, tune in, drop out”
Marijuana
City Hangouts
Groups sharing living quarterswithout regard for marital statusor sex
“Free Love”
Thousands of young people converged on cities
San Francisco: Haight-Ashbury
“Summer of Love”
Summer of Love, 1967More than 100,000 young people
San Francisco, Berkeley
“If you're going to San Francisco,be sure to wear some flowers in your hair...If you're going to San Francisco,You're gonna meet some gentle people there.”
CommunesSmall groups began retreatingto the country where theyshared property in common
Counterculture and the Mainstream
Through cultural diffusionthe mainstream of societyadopted some aspects ofthe counterculture
Diet
Fashion
Music
Art
New Music
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1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iim6s8Ea_bE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XnMMiDUqi4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IYloD3tyEQ
Monterey Pop Festival
Woodstock…August, 1969400,000 + people
Organizers only expectedabout 100,000
Jammed roads, abandonedcars
Shocked adults, raised hopesof young people for peaceful, alternative culture
The Counterculture Appraised
• Forced people across the country to question fundamental values individually and societally
• Music was forever changed, so was style
Dangers and Divisions:
• Casual sex and drug use took their toll
Overwhelming Social Issue of the Time?….Vietnam