The Counterculture

Counterculture• A large group of people within a

culture who hold values that oppose the mainstream or norm

• Questioned values and attitudes held by older, middle-class Americans

• How did they feel about science?– Emphasized a humans spiritual side

rather than their rationale side

Ways They Rebelled

Long hair and loose clothing

Use of Drugs

Leave Families and Suburbs

People’s Park

The Story…• Located at the University of

California

• University demolished 2.8 acres of land near the campus to turn it into a parking lot and practice fields

• But, it sat for months looking like this….

The neighborhood and “hippies”

started to plant trees, flowers, and grass to convert it

into a park.

When the park was complete, the

“hippies” celebrated and enjoyed their time in the park

The university was not happy and

fenced off the entire park

The “hippies” and neighborhood

started a rally and over 6,000 marched

to the fenced off park

The national guard was sent to the

university….

Violence broke out…

One “hippie” was shot near the eyes and is now blind

And one “hippie,” was killed…

This was found flying in the sky

after the student, James Rector, was

killed …

So what do you think People’s Park looks like today?

Quote from a frustrated young

adult living in during the year 1969…

“The 60's was a turbulent decade. The assassination of JFK

kept us fixated on the TV for days and gave us an insecurity that

other decades had not felt before.

Those of us growing into our own during the 60's were also very much affected by the war in Vietnam. We would all watch the "war lotto" to see which of

our friends and loved ones would go across the world to fight in a country that we had not even known had existed.

The 60s was also showing pains from the growing

racial issues that faced us all. Segregation,

desegregation, marches on Washington. We all needed

to become equals.

Many families were separated by what has

been termed the "generation gap". Parents

not knowing what their children were doing and children learning not to trust anyone over 30.

There was confusion and mistrust between the "straight" and the "heads", music was

going in directions that most didn't understand.

The world was spinning out of

control and we were all angry about

something.

Then for 3 days in 1969 the world stood still…”

Woodstock Festival of 1969!!!

• Held in Bethel, New York on a farm

• Was originally called the “music and arts fair”

• Originally planed for just a 2 day event….but it eventually led to 3 full days

• Over 450,000 thousand people flocked to the small farm to enjoy the “3 days of peace and music…..”

The traffic jam…

The crowd…

It rained during most of the event…

Then the rain stopped!

The site of Woodstock 1969

today…

Max Yasgur’s farm, which hosted the Woodstock Festival, is currently for sale...

…for 8 million dollars

When the power of love overcomes the love of power,

the world will know peace

- Jimi Hendrix

John Lennon • Imagine All the People

Imagine there's no heavenIt's easy if you tryNo hell below us

Above us only skyImagine all the people

Living for today...

Imagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die forAnd no religion too

Imagine all the peopleLiving life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will be as one

Imagine no possessionsI wonder if you can

No need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of manImagine all the peopleSharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will live as one

Joe Cocker

Woodstock