1. Students and the Counterculture
Ch. 20 section 1 Notes
Students and the Counterculture

2. Baby Boom & Youth Movement
A. The Baby Boom entered high school and College in the 60’s and 70’s.
B. This generational change led to new ideas
1. New Left
2. Counterculture
3. Hippies
C. It also aided in the protests over Civil Rights and Vietnam

3. Port Huron Statement
A. Student for a Democratic Society: became “New Left”
1. Criticized wealthy, elite who controlled the nation
B. Issued Port Huron statement wanted:
1. End to a country run by “Big Corporations” & “Big Government”

4. Free Speech Movement
was on college campuses
B. inspired by the struggle for civil rights and opposition to the Vietnam War.
B. Began when students at the University of California, Berkeley protested a ban on on-campus political activities.
C. Students demanded their right to free speech and academic freedom.
D. Started a wave of student activism and involvement
E. Eventually the Supreme Court sided with the students.

5. Counterculture
A. Youth movement that challenged the American Politics & Values of the time.
B. “Called Hippies”

6. Utopia A. One idea of hippies was the idea of “Utopia.”.
B. Utopia means perfect community.
C. Often this meant a “Commune” which was a group living arrangement where everything was shared & people worked together.
D. The most famous hippie destination was San Francisco’ Haight – Ashbury.

7. Impact on Fashion Hippie Culture included: 1. Tie-Dyes
2. Peace Symbols
3. Beads (patterned after Native American
4. Long Hair

8. VI. Impact on Music A. Protest Music B. Peace Music
C. Response to Violence in Vietnam & Civil Rights Movement
Most Famous Festival = Woodstock