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1 20:1 Students and the Counter-Culture
1960s Youth Movement: Baby Boomers (those born right after WWII) college-age Why did the movement start in college? College life gives young people freedom They met others students with similar beliefs and ideals

2 20:1 Students for a Democratic Society
SDS believed: Started by Tom Hayden (U of Mich.) A small group of wealthy elites controlled U.S. politics Wealth was unfairly divided Called themselves “the New Left”

3 20:1 SDS Port Huron Statement (1962) Stated the goals of SDS
called for an end to apathy (not caring) Urged citizens not to accept a country run by big corporations and big government

4 20:1 Free Speech Movement Mario Savio (U of California-Berkley)
Students felt isolated at huge university Demanded change Students hold a “sit-in” (Dec 1964) Occupy a place as a form of protest Students around the country imitate

5 20:1 The Counterculture How was the Counterculture different?
Didn’t want to reform society, they wanted to drop out of society “Hippies” They rejected Rationality Order Traditional middle class values

6 20:1 The Counterculture Hippies Long hair Native American headbands
Cowboy boots

7 20:1 The Counterculture Hippies Long dresses Shabby jeans Drug use

8 20:1 The Counterculture Hippie Culture Lived in communes
Group living arrangement where work and goods are shared Haight-Ashbury District San Francisco Thousands of hippies met there

9 20:1 Impact of the Counterculture
Counterculture faded away Drug addiction Overdoses The members grew older How it changed America Fashion: tie-dyed shirts; cheap clothes A symbol of rejecting the current trends Hair: men could now grow their hair long Music Woodstock(huge outdoor concert in upstate New York

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