America in Turmoil: Social Movements of the 1960s Ms. Amundsen AP United States History
“And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.” –John Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath Repression of the 1950s America dominates the global economy after WWII Movement to the “burbs” Communist Scare Strict social standards “bubble gum” era Segregation of American society Commodification and media influence
Break on Through: The Creation of the Counterculture The Haight Ashbury Beatnik Writers and other Influences Jazz musicians based in Harlem Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac Emergence of Psychedelic Retail Shops Albert Hoffman and LSD Owlsey Stanley and his distribution empire On the other side of the pond: Timothy Leary “Turn on, tune in, drop out” Psychedelic Literature and uses
The Civil Rights Movement Montgomery Bus Boycott Freedom Rides Freedom Summer Rise of MLK Jr Help from the Free Speech Movement
The movements begin Berkeley Free Speech movement school year SLATE Mario Savio, Michael Rossman, Bettina Aptheker, Steve Weissman, Art Goldberg, Jackie Goldberg Goal: wanted school admin to lift ban on on- campus political activities, protect student speech Achievement: admin allowed for student organizations to organize and promote their message during certain parts of the day
Anti-Vietnam War Movement Yippee Movement Levitation of the Pentagon Flower Power “Summer of Love” 1968 Music festivals: Monterrey, Altamont, Woodstock March on Washington
Women’s Movement Betty Friedan’s Feminist Mystique Burning Bra Protests Anti-Pageant protests Creation of NOW ERA Movement First Look: Billie Jean King influence on ERA movement
Gay Rights Movement Growth in numbers in the Castro San Francisco Harvey Milk Prop 6 Employment Rights Today’s issues Marriage
Death of an Era Kent State Vietnam escalations Hard Drug use