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1 Voices of Protest The 1960’s

2 The Counterculture

3 A culture of young people with values that ran counter to those of the established culture Generation Gap: the differences in attitudes between people of different age groups

4 New Views Rejection of middle class values and beliefs of the “establishment” Establishment was materialistic, youth culture tried to break away from regular employment and consumerism Inner feelings over intellect (science and reason had us to the Brink of nuclear disaster)

5 Hippie Movement Looked for emotional highs in sex and drugs Timothy Leary – LSD “turn on, tune in, drop out” Marijuana

6 City Hangouts Groups sharing living quarters without regard for marital status or sex “Free Love” Thousands of young people converged on cities San Francisco: Haight-Ashbury “Summer of Love”

7 Summer of Love, 1967 More than 100,000 young people San Francisco, Berkeley “If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... your hair... If you're going to San Francisco, You're gonna meet some gentle people there.”

8 Communes Small groups began retreating to the country where they shared property in common

9 Counterculture and the Mainstream Through cultural diffusion the mainstream of society adopted some aspects of the counterculture Diet Fashion Music Art

10 New Music

11 1963

12 1964

13 1965

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15 1967

16 1968

17 1969

18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iim6s8Ea_bE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XnMMiDUqi4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IYloD3tyEQ

19 Monterey Pop Festival

20 WOODSTOCK

21 Woodstock…August, 1969 400,000 + people Organizers only expected about 100,000 Jammed roads, abandoned cars Shocked adults, raised hopes of young people for peaceful, alternative culture

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30 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

31 Overwhelming Social Issue of the Time? ….Vietnam


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