Counterculture of the 1960s

Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll

1962 – New Left

• Liberal, Radical, Political Movements– Young People – college/students/student activism

1962 – Student for a Democratic Society

• SDS – peaceful at first, but…– Mid 1960s – aggressive/militant– Civil Rights and Vietnam

America at War…with each other

• Counterculture (young Dems.) vs. Average American Joes/families (Repubs.)

• Young students, hippies/yippies, Black Power vs. Conservative/Conformity culture

Vs.

1968 – Chaotic Year

• MLK assassinated earlier in the year• President Johnson chooses not to run– RFK – frontrunner, assassinated on the campaign

trail– George McGovern (supported by CC) vs. Hubert

Humphrey (moderate)– 1968 DNC –Chicago, IL – “the whole world is

watching”

Nixon wins in 1968 - Republican