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Student Movement & the Counterculture. Roots. Booming economy after WWII Value conformity over independence & financial gain over spiritual and social advancement College enrollment took off Students for a Democratic Society “ New left ” Port Huron Statement - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Student Movement & the Counterculture
Roots• Booming economy after WWII– Value conformity over independence & financial gain over
spiritual and social advancement– College enrollment took off
• Students for a Democratic Society– “New left”– Port Huron Statement
• Stop accepting a country run by big corporations and big government
• Free Speech Movement– Led by Mario Savio & started at Berkley College– Faceless administration employing vague rules &
punishments– Supreme Court ruled in favor of the students
Counterculture• Mostly white upper & middle–class– Promoted
• flamboyant dress• Rock music• Drug use• Free & independent living
– Utopian Ideal• Full of love, empathy , tolerance & cooperation
– Communes• Group living arrangements in which members shared
everything• Haight-Ashbury district
• Decline– Communes turned dangerous– Lifestyle was not practical
Culture
• Fashion– Long hair
• Art/Pop Art– Andy Warhol• Up to the observer to give the work meaning
• Music & Dance– R&R would topple the establishment• Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix• Woodstock
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