PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
HIPPIES AND THE COUNTERCULTURE
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Hippies
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Beat Movement
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Flappers
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Lost Generation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hippie fashion was often present at these shows. One of the most memorable music festivals during this time was the Woodstock Music and Art Festival. This highly disorganized three-day-long concert was the epitome of counterculture–from the clothes attendees wore to the anti-war messages performed by the singers.
Detailed explanation-2: -hippie, also spelled hippy, member, during the 1960s and 1970s, of a countercultural movement that rejected the mores of mainstream American life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of countercultures in the U.S. could include the hippie movement of the 1960s, the green movement, polygamists, and feminist groups.
Detailed explanation-4: -A landmark counterculture event was the Woodstock Festival, held in upstate New York in August 1969. Billed as “three days of peace, music, and love, ” the promoters expected a large crowd but not the 300, 000 to 400, 000 people who actually attended.