1. The Counterculture Hippies, SDS, and The Weathermen

2. The Counterculture  The values and norms of behavior of a group that run counter to those of mainstream culture.  Refers to many groups throughout history, but most people think of the 60’s and 70’s

3. Counterculture beliefs  Civil rights  Women’s rights and Gay rights  Rejection of war  Race relations  Sex Practices  Recreational drug use

4. Branches of the Counterculture  The Hippie Movement  The New Left  The Civil Rights Movement

5. Hippie movement  Began in the 60’s  Youth Movement  Human Be-in (1967) Popularized the movement  Woodstock (1969) Height of the movement

6. History of Hippies  Hippies were traditionally groups of people who started their own communities where recreational drugs and free sex practices were imbraced  Hippies opposed nuclear weapons, the Vietnam war, and established institutions  They were eco-friendly, and supported sexual liberation

7. Influences  The counterculture was supported by many popular bands of the time, such as The Beatles and Grateful Dead.  Used folk music, street theater, and phychadelic rock to portray their ideas of freedom.

8. The New Left  Began with SDS (Students for a Democratic Society)  More radical than hippies  Began with large-scale peaceful protests

9. SDS  Began in the early 60’s  Advocated non-violent civil disobedience  Student activists  Wanted radical change in the government  Broke up in 1969 at their last convention

10. SDS Ideals  Criticized racial discrimination, economic equality, big business, trade unions and political parties  Promoted better representation of the citizens, additional welfare to deal with poverty, and more involvement of workers in business management

11. SDS break-up  SDS melt down created several individual groups led by various members of the original organization.  One group kept the ideas of SDS, non-violent civil disobedience  The other wanted direct action against the government

12. The Weather Under-Ground  Created a bomb factory in New York and led bombings against police stations, government buildings, and businesses.

13. The Weather Underground  Led by William Ayers  Currently a professor  Led bombings against the Chicago and New York police departments and the Pentagon

14. Civil Rights Movement  Wanted racial equality, women’s rights, and gay rights  Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Malcolm X  Non-violent vs. Direct Action

15. Accomplishments  Changed the traditional values of the “old” generation  Began the work towards social and racial equality  Popularized drug use

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