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Major anti-war rallies continued in the late 1960s and early 1970s
Oct. 15, 1969Vietnam Moratorium Day—college classes were cancelled so students could march and protest the war
Nov. 15, 1969Mobilization Day250,000 doves converge on Washington, D.C. to demand the withdrawal of U.S. troops from S. Vietnam
More protests continue in the 70s and pressure increases on President Nixon for withdrawal from Vietnam
Protests Continue
Mostly white middle-and upper-class youths◦ Baby boomers coming of age◦ Best educated generation in U.S.
historyhalf of young adults went to college
Rebelled against the dominant culture of the U.S.
Embraced a society that was freer and full of love and empathy
Communeshippies lived together and shared everything◦ Haight-Ashbury district in San
Francisco
The Counterculture
“Flower children” would put daisies in the rifle barrels of soldiers ordered to squash campus protests
SDS and Free Speech Movement organized massive college protests
1967—the “Summer of Love”hippies flocked to Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco to listen to music, take drugs and “be” with each other
The Beatles became the most popular band of the counter-culture
Rock became a weapon of cultural revolution
Andy Warhol’s “real” art became influential within the counter-culture
The “sexual revolution” involved an increase in premarital sex◦ The “pill” was newly developed◦ Women no longer feared getting pregnant and
rejected premarital abstinence
Music, Art, and Sex
Icon of 1960s counterculture
Proponent of LSD to expand spiritual and emotional benefits
“Turn on, tune in, drop out”
Bob Dylan taunted adults with lyrics, “Everybody must get stoned”
Dr. Timothy Leary
Celebration of counterculture music in New York
Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles were huge counterculture music stars
Woodstock (1969)
War songs have been sung since earliest history.
Do you think a war song such Joe McDonald’s would have been popular?
Do you think this song was more or less effective than other forms of protest against the war (public demonstrations, civil disobedience)?
Music and War
Deteriorated after a few years Impact was…
◦ “Make Love, Not War”◦ Fashion industrymore colorful and comfortable◦ Ethnic clothing◦ Longer hair on men◦ Pop art
Impact of the Counterculture