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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