2. The 1960s A Cultural Revolution

3. The Student Movement Generation gap…blaming parents for the ills of society – Baby boomers around 15 years old in 1960 – Between 1960 & 1970 number of Americans between the ages of 15 to 24 increased by 50% Movement begins UCLA Berkley – Mario Savio – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhFvZ RT7Ds0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhFvZ RT7Ds0 1965 similar events take place across the U.S. on college campuses

4. The Counter Culture

5. The Hippy Movement The term “hippy” comes from being hip. You were either hip or you were a “square” or a “pig.” Hippie were looking for an alternative way to live life. Most hippies valued freedom, nature, intimacy, peace, sharing, and spirituality

6. Way of Life Hippies wanted to distance themselves from mainstream ways of life…”doing your own thing” Shock older Americans Public displays of nudity, use of profanity Discard material possessions and often lived in parks or campsites in the woods. Between 1965 and 1975 – 10,000 communes established

7. Drug Culture Drugs like marijuana and LSD were a big part of the hippy/counterculture movement Using drugs made hippies feel like the were rebelling from mainstream society Timothy Leary (a Harvard professor) was an advocate of LSD LSD was created by a Swiss scientist, used by the CIA, and tested for use by psychiatrists before it became illegal.

8. Fashion Hippies distanced themselves from mainstream culture by their dress. Colorful, flowing clothing, beads, headbands bellbottoms, and tie-dye were popular. Men wear their hair long and beards long or in afros. Hippies were often called “longhairs”

9. Pitfalls of the Counter Culture Experimental era comes with a price – Drug addiction – Sexually transmitted diseases – Women perceive this sexual freedom as another way for men to take advantage of women

10. San Francisco & Haight Ashbury birthplace of the counterculture/hippy movement By 1965 hippies had taken over the Haight Ashbury district Haight Ashbury district contains Golden Gate Park home of the Trips Festival and “be-ins” Harsh, urban neighborhood troubled by crime "Summer of Love" in 1967 Hippie Love-In demonstration, Golden Gate Park SF 1960S

11. Charles Manson convicted serial killer who has become an icon of evil late 1960s, Manson founded a hippie cult group known as "the Family" whom he manipulated into brutally killing others on his behalf Inside the Manson Murders – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQc BFIdiZNM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQc BFIdiZNM

12. Changing American Society Rise of counterculture reflected the doubts of many citizens (young) held about the direction of American society

13. Religion 1957 poll – more than 80% believe that religion can answer society’s problems 1969…70% say that religion is losing its influence – Not lacking spiritual faith – Lost confidence in established churches – Search for alternative answers – Growing interest in Eastern religions Zen and Buddhism

14. The Arts Criticism that arts catered to the upper-class Pop Art…appeals to popular tastes – Inspired by advertising, celebrities, comic books, movies – Andy Warhol Film…broadened content matter, censorship ignored – New ratings from G to X – Adult audience films draw larger crowds

16. Six year old Ruby Bridges being escorted to school in http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=SKyQV0-z6HE

17. Sounds of the 1960s

18. The British Invasion! The Rolling Stones https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=NEjkftp7J7I

19. The British Invasion! The Beatles https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=JsUWfwUQd5I

20. Folk’s Rebirth 1930s – Woody Guthrie – used folk to point out flaws in American society (disappeared in the 1950s) – I Ain’t Got No Home https://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=MfMzsa03E3E https://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=MfMzsa03E3E

21. Folk’s Rebirth 1960s Joan Baez & Bob Dylan…lyrics that send political messages to listeners – Performance at March on Washington 1963 https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=WLwHnNybADo https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=WLwHnNybADo

22. Bob Dylan “How many years can as mountain exist before it’s washed to the sea? Yes, ‘n’ How many years can some people exist before they’re allowed to be free? Yes, ‘n’ How many times can a man turn his head pretending he just doesn’t see? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind The answer is blowin’ in the wind.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =vWwgrjjIMXA

23. Bob Dylan and “Hurricane” Carter "Hurricane" protest song about the imprisonment of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter Compiles alleged acts of racism and profiling against Carter, which Dylan describes as leading to a false trial and conviction – https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=ng3cWnB8MZE https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=ng3cWnB8MZE

24. Motown and Soul Berry Gordy & Motown Records Country’s most successful African American businesses – How it all began https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =LOMEnykYvck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =LOMEnykYvck

25. Motown and Soul The Supremes – http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=23UkIkwy5ZM http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=23UkIkwy5ZM The Temptations – http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=RfyFI-4ZsaE http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=RfyFI-4ZsaE The Jackson 5 – http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ho7796-au8U http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ho7796-au8U – http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=CT586E9OUfg http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=CT586E9OUfg

26. Motown and Soul James Brown “Godfather of Soul” – https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=eWcT3V15ZEc https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=eWcT3V15ZEc Aretha Franklin “Queen of Soul” – https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=cYbs_O_iMfU https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=cYbs_O_iMfU

27. Psychedelic Rock Most popular music of the time Jefferson Airplane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA NNqr-vcx0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA NNqr-vcx0 The Jimi Hendrix Experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjw Wjx7Cw8I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjw Wjx7Cw8I The Grateful Dead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=671A gW9xSiA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=671A gW9xSiA ….played free concerts at Golden Gate Park Concerts and be-ins were places for hippies to protest, socialize, dance, or take drugs Beatles “Lucy in the Sky” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ- nnR3ojRU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ- nnR3ojRU

28. Woodstock Celebration of an era and marked the high point of the counterculture movement – August 1969…400,000 young people…rural upstate NY for 3 day celebration – Woodstock was not just a music concert. “For thousands who couldn’t even hear the music” it was a “profound religious experience.” – Meager resources were shared with everyone, concert remained a peaceful event – Many people at Woodstock used illegal drugs – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yecUS7iDVPU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yecUS7iDVPU