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31.3-Culture and Counterculture

What impact did counterculture movement have on the United States?

Counter CultureHaight-AshburyThe BeatlesWoodstock

Key Terms

1964- The Beatles become popular in the US

August 8, 1969- Manson Murders August 15-18, 1969- Woodstock December 6, 1969- Altamont

Speedway Free Concert September 1970- Jimi Hendrix dies October 1970- Janis Joplin dies

Key Dates

Counterculture Define:

Mostly college-aged, white, middle-class Americans, upset by mainstream American culture, protested society by leaving it

Known as “hippies” Grew partly out of New Left

and opposition to Vietnam War Heavily influenced by beat

movement of 1950s Peace, love, and harmony

“Tune in, turn on, and drop out”

Rock ’n’ Roll Outrageous clothing and appearance Liberal use of drugs

Marijuana and LSD Communes

Define: Haight-Ashbury District San Francisco neighborhood became

“hippie capitol”

Hippie Culture

Haight- Ashbury

Art and Fashion Pop Art ex. Andy Warhol Longer hair, more colorful clothing, blue jeans

Rock Music The Beatles- had biggest influence at the time Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Bob

Dylan Woodstock- August 1969

400,000 people at concert 3 day event

Changing American Culture

Andy Warhol and Pop Art

Jimi Hendrix

Janis Joplin

The Rolling Stones

After only a few years influence started to fade Many communes became violent

Homes for muggers, drug dealers, and runaways August 1969

Charles Manson Murders December 1969

Altamont Raceway Concert Hells Angels, hired to provide security beat an African-American

man to death Three other concert goers killed Batch of bad LSD caused numerous bad “trips”

Doctors could not treat everyone Heavy drug use takes its toll

Overdoses and dependence consistent problem in hippie community

Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die of over doses in 1970 Many hippies eventually are forced to turn to welfare or other

government benefits “We were together at the level of peace and freedom and love.

We fell apart over who would cook and wash the dishes and pay the bills.”

Decline of the Movement

Sexual Revolution More casual view of sexual and human

relationships Divorce nearly doubles

Topics that were once taboo were discussed openly

Some see these impacts as moral decay Rating system for movie 1968 Backlash against counterculture helped

lead to Nixon’s election and more conservative US

Lasting Impact

What were the positive aspects of the counter culture movement? The negative?

Reflection Question