The Beatles helped shape the culture, politics and fashion of the Sixties, as well as the music of those that followed them.
Drug Use : first widespread and socially accepted
The expansion of military in Vietnam fueled the antiwar movement at home.
Many demonstrations took place, like the burning of draft cards(征兵证).
Other people saw the counterculture as self-indulgent, rebellious, unpatriotic, and destructive of America's moral order.
Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his now infamous “I have a dream” speech out side the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. He recognized that civil rights movement needed
The presidential election of John F. Kennedy symbolized a new beginning for a new generation.
People’s Opinion
To some Americans, counterculture reflected American ideals of free speech, equality, and pursuit of happiness.
The 1960s oI. Politics -- social movements
1950s ,the new affluence and modern American culture
Women& Blacks & Minorities
A group of artists- The Beats ( the Beat Generation 垮掉的一 代)
The Beats: Jack Kerouac & On the Road
Allen Ginsberg & Howl
Music & literature: offered fresh and candid perspectives of American society
Inspired the Young to seek out views different
The Free Speech Movement was a student protest took place during the 1964–1965 academic year on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley . In protests students insisted that the university administration lift the ban of oncampus political activities and acknowledge the students' right to free speech and academic freedom.
(LSD/acid 迷幻and marijuana 大
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Acid Test 兴奋剂实验
Ken Kesey 肯`克西(“One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”飞越疯 人院) & “Merry Pranksters”
The crimes had shocked the nation and symbolized the darkest elements of the counterculture.