Chapter 23.3 Counterculture A movement made up mostly of white, middle class college youths disillusioned by the Vietnam War. Idea of life based on peace and love Hippies part of New Left movement, opposed: Materialism Technology War
Hippie Culture “Age of Aquarius” Idea of Harvard psychology professor Timothy Leary Rock n Roll Jeans, tie-died t-shirts Sexual freedom Illegal drugs, marijuana and LSD
Timothy Leary Promoted the use of LSD as mind expanding Even the CIA used LSD LSD would become illegal in California in 1966
Opposition to Hippies Signs saying “Make America Beautiful – give a hippie a haircut”
Height Ashbury Located in San Francisco, seen as the capital of hippies Turn away from traditional living arrangements Communes Live on streets
Andy Warhol Art – called Popular Art or Pop Art Every day items, bright colors and simple
Music The Beatles, British band Still popular https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzmQO3tbQ7c
Woodstock Music Festival August 1969 Lasted 3 days Difficult, more people showed up than expected Limited facilities Rain Wavy Gravy – Commune living
Decline of Movement New life style did not have enough structure such as who would cook and pay bills Peace and love but no money Many hippies ended up on welfare, dependent on the society that they had rejected
Hippie Attitudes “Do your own thing” Sexual attitudes more casual Conservative Response Late 1960s Nixon talked about the decline of American society J. Edgar Hoover head of FBI warned the counterculture that they would be seen as “revolutionary terrorist”