Voices of ProtestThe 1960’s

The Counterculture

The Counterculture

A culture of young peoplewith values that ran counter to those of the establishedculture

Generation Gap: the differences in attitudes between people ofdifferent age groups

New ViewsRejection of middle class values and beliefs of the “establishment”

Establishment was materialistic,youth culture tried to break awayfrom regular employment andconsumerism

Inner feelings over intellect(science and reason had us to theBrink of nuclear disaster)

Hippie Movement

Looked for emotional highs in sex and drugs

Timothy Leary – LSD

“turn on, tune in, drop out”

Marijuana

City Hangouts

Groups sharing living quarterswithout regard for marital statusor sex

“Free Love”

Thousands of young people converged on cities

San Francisco: Haight-Ashbury

“Summer of Love”

Summer of Love, 1967More than 100,000 young people

San Francisco, Berkeley

“If you're going to San Francisco,be sure to wear some flowers in your hair...If you're going to San Francisco,You're gonna meet some gentle people there.”

CommunesSmall groups began retreatingto the country where theyshared property in common

Counterculture and the Mainstream

Through cultural diffusionthe mainstream of societyadopted some aspects ofthe counterculture

Diet

Fashion

Music

Art

New Music

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iim6s8Ea_bE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XnMMiDUqi4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IYloD3tyEQ

Monterey Pop Festival

WOODSTOCK

Woodstock…August, 1969400,000 + people

Organizers only expectedabout 100,000

Jammed roads, abandonedcars

Shocked adults, raised hopesof young people for peaceful, alternative culture

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

Overwhelming Social Issue of the Time?….Vietnam