1. Revolution in the 60’s
Sex, Drugs, and Violence

2. The Counterculture Reaction to social norms of the 40’s and 50’s
Classes separated along age, race, gender lines
Mostly college age
Or simply drop outs
Hedonistic ways

3. Revolution on Campus Main protest was Vietnam War
Free Speech movement formed in Berkeley 1964
Sit-ins and takeovers common
1965 – Nationwide draft protest
1968 – 200 major demonstrations, over 40,000 students

5. Students for Democratic Society
Founded 1960 at University of Michigan
Coined term “New Left”
Critical of lack of individual freedoms & bureaucracy
Called for participatory democracy

6. The Weathermen Splinter group of SDS Founded by Bill Ayers
Formed collectives
Trained in weapons
Planned attacks on wealthy & powerful
Alighned selves with Black Panthers

7. The Weathermen March 6, 1970 – 3 members killed in explosion
Group went into hiding
Renamed Weather Underground
Disbanded by 1976

9. Hippies Mostly middle class whites
Usually wore jeans, tie-dyed shirts, sandals, beards, and long hair
Encouraged sexual promiscuity & drug use
Mainly Urban
Haight-Ashbury & East Village

11. The Women’s Revolution
Caused by
Increase in birth control
Legalization of abortions
Encouraged sexual freedom
The Feminine Mystique
Lasted until AIDS crisis of 80’s

12. The Women’s Revolution
No longer limited to traditional roles
Enrollment of women in college skyrocketed
National Organization for Women (NOW) 1966

14. The Civil Rights Revolution
April 1960 – SNCC formed
May 1961 – Freedom Riders
Aug – “I Have a Dream”
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Feb. 21, 1965 – Malcolm X shot
1966 – Black Panthers founded
April 19, 1967 – Black Power
April 4, 1968 – MLK shot

16. Conclusion 60’s were a turbulent time
Youth was leading cause for change and unrest
Still had a lasting impact to this day

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