An Era of Change and Protest

An Era of Change and Protest

Counter Culture:

Movement that opposed values different from those of mainstream culture. Many have characterized it as sex, drugs and rock-and-roll.

Rebelled against long-standing

customs in dress, music and behaviors

Where did it come from?

Civil Rights Movement/Anti Vietnam War Movement introduced protest

People began questioning traditional boundaries

Increase in distrust of authority

They valued freedom of expression

They promoted peace, love, freedom

Generation Gap

Lack of understanding and communication between the older and younger generations

In addition to sex, drugs, and rock and roll, many hippies also took an interest in spirituality

Many hippies lived together in Communes

When and why did the counterculture come to an end?

Drug addiction and increased

drug overdoses. Utopia that people were looking for

never materialized

Early 1970s

August 15-18, 1969 in NY

“Woodstock is a reminder that inside each of us is the instinct

for building a decent, loving community, the kind we all

wish for.”

½ million concert-

goers

32 acts performed Held on a 600-acre farm

in NY

WHAT LASTING IMPACT DID THE HIPPIES OF THE COUNTER

CULTURE HAVE?• People continued to fight for their rights