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Revolution in the 60’s

Revolution in the 60’s. Sex, Drugs, and Violence. The Counterculture. Reaction to social norms of the 40’s and 50’s Classes separated along age, race, gender lines Mostly college age Or simply drop outs Hedonistic ways. Revolution on Campus. Main protest was Vietnam War

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Revolution in the 60’s

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  1. Revolution in the 60’s Sex, Drugs, and Violence

  2. The Counterculture • Reaction to social norms of the 40’s and 50’s • Classes separated along age, race, gender lines • Mostly college age • Or simply drop outs • Hedonistic ways

  3. Revolution on Campus • Main protest was Vietnam War • Free Speech movement formed in Berkeley 1964 • Sit-ins and takeovers common • 1965 – Nationwide draft protest • 1968 – 200 major demonstrations, over 40,000 students

  4. Students for Democratic Society • Founded 1960 at University of Michigan • Coined term “New Left” • Critical of lack of individual freedoms & bureaucracy • Called for participatory democracy

  5. The Weathermen • Splinter group of SDS • Founded by Bill Ayers • Formed collectives • Trained in weapons • Planned attacks on wealthy & powerful • Alighned selves with Black Panthers

  6. The Weathermen • March 6, 1970 – 3 members killed in explosion • Group went into hiding • Renamed Weather Underground • Disbanded by 1976

  7. Hippies • Mostly middle class whites • Usually wore jeans, tie-dyed shirts, sandals, beards, and long hair • Encouraged sexual promiscuity & drug use • Mainly Urban • Haight-Ashbury & East Village

  8. The Women’s Revolution • Caused by • Increase in birth control • Legalization of abortions • Encouraged sexual freedom • The Feminine Mystique • Lasted until AIDS crisis of 80’s

  9. The Women’s Revolution • No longer limited to traditional roles • Enrollment of women in college skyrocketed • National Organization for Women (NOW) 1966

  10. The Civil Rights Revolution • April 1960 – SNCC formed • May 1961 – Freedom Riders • Aug 28. 1963 – “I Have a Dream” • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Feb. 21, 1965 – Malcolm X shot • 1966 – Black Panthers founded • April 19, 1967 – Black Power • April 4, 1968 – MLK shot

  11. Conclusion • 60’s were a turbulent time • Youth was leading cause for change and unrest • Still had a lasting impact to this day

  12. Bibliography • " Academic. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/20710>. • Brunner, Borgna, and Elissa Haney. “Civil Rights Timeline.” Infoplease. Pearson Education, Inc., 2007. Web. 7 Feb 2011. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html. • CliffNotes.com. The Counterculture of the 1960s. 3 Feb 2011 http://www.cliffnotes.com/study_guide/topicArticleldd- 25238, articeld-25229.html. • "HAIGHT ASHBURY STREET SIGN POSTCARDfrom 1967 ." Wolfgang's Vault. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/haight-ashbury-street- sign/poster-art/postcard/GAP0030-01-01-A.html>. • Malcolm X - An Islamic Perspective. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://www.colostate.edu/Orgs/MSA/find_more/m_x.html>. • Media Myth Alert. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://mediamythalert.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/bra- burning-revisited-in-error/>. • The Moderate Voice. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://themoderatevoice.com/19024/you-sure-dont-need-a- weatherman-to-tell-which-way-hillary-clinton-blows/>.

  13. Bibliography • The Picture From Kent State." The Digital Journalist. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0005/filo.htm>. • Suddath, Claire. “A Brief History of the Weather Underground.” TIME (2008): Web. 6 Feb 2011. <http://www.time.com/time/politics/aticle/0,8599,1847793,0 0.html> • "Vietnam War Protest, 1967." NZ History. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/vietnam-war- protest-1967>. • Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://www.eskimo.com/~recall/bleed/0207.htm>. • The Washington post. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact- checker/2008/02/obamas_weatherman_connection.html>. • "Woodstock Poster." Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://www.solarnavigator.net/music/woodstock.htm>. • Woodstock Witness. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://woodstockwitness.com/>. • Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://www.mtaa.net/mtaaRR/news/twhid/mlk_day_2009.html>. • Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://sixties60s.com/1966.htm>.

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