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The 1960s: A Decade of Change

Throughout American history, there have been several events and trends that changed the course of the nation. The American Revolution of the 18th century and the industrialization of labor in the late 19th century are examples of eras that dramatically changed the ways that Americans governed and worked and the resulting impact on society.

During the 20th century, the 1960s ushered in a new era of profound cultural and social change that, like the pivotal events of previous centuries, forever altered the political and societal landscape of the United States. In looking back, more profound changes occurred during this single decade than perhaps any other in the 20th century, such as the counterculture movement, civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.

Counterculture

In the 1960s, some baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, rejected the ambitions, morals, politics, and social values of their parents in favor of something that was uniquely their own. In rejecting tradition, boomers and hippies defined the counterculture movement because they resisted the cultural and social standards of the time.

Characteristics of the counterculture movement included adopting distinctive styles of appearance and clothing, such as long hair for men, bell-bottom jeans, tie-dye tee shirts, and peasant skirts. Students and youth drawn to the counterculture also experimented with drugs like LSD and marijuana, identified with racial minorities, and rejected monogamous relationships in favor of communal living and 'free love'.

Instead of institutionalized religions, countercultural enthusiasts were drawn to Buddhism, Hinduism, and the Jesus Movement. Forms of creative expression included the psychedelic art frequently found on concert posters for high-profile groups of the 1960s, like the Beatles, Grateful Dead, and Jefferson Airplane, as well as artists like Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin.

Major countercultural events included the 'Summer of Love' in San Francisco, during which tens of thousands of youth from all around the country congregated in the Haight-Asbury section of the city, and the 3-day Woodstock Music and Art Fair of 1969 in New York, which was attended by roughly 400,000 people. Major political demonstrations took place at the Democratic National Convention of 1968 and during the 'Days of Rage' which was organized by the radical Weatherman faction of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in 1969; both events occurred in Chicago.

Civil Rights Movement

Although it had begun in the previous decade, the civil rights movement became one of the most defining events of the 1960s. Through protests, sit-ins, and marches, racial and gender minorities spoke out against the dominant culture that had oppressed them and demanded equality.

In the early years of 1960s, men like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. led African Americans in a movement that openly rejected their marginalization, encouraged them to stand up for themselves, and demanded that they be treated as the equal of white Americans. Although it was often met with violence and bigotry, the civil rights movement challenged white Americans to think differently about race and ethnicity and exposed the variety of ways in which African Americans were discriminated against in the United States.

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culture of 1960s america - video & lesson transcript | study.com

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Culture of 1960s America - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

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Throughout American history, there have been several events and trends that changed the course of the nation. The American Revolution of the 18th century and the industrialization of labor in the late 19th century are examples of eras that dramatically changed the ways that Americans governed and worked and the resulting impact on society.

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Operation Match was a dating computerized website in which put 130,000 singles towards marriage.

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Like a true Nature’s child, we were born, born to be wild.
~ Steppenwolf

Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.
~ Bob Marley

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This show expressed how it was time for women to fight back. There was a lot about housewives in decades prior and they felt it was their time to rise.

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This aired from 1961 to 1966. It was a funny sitcom that shared real life situations

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The word hippie came from hipsters. Hippies became their own community by going against the rest of society with their own mindsets of music, sexual revolutions and use of drugs.

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I interviewed a friend, Paul Meyer. He loved the 1960's and had much to say!

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T.V. in the 1960's showed a more realistic aspect of the world with the channels being only ABC, CBS and NBC

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This movie has to do with a lot of the rebellious culture of this time. The main character happens to be having an affair with this mother, after he graduates from college but ends up falling in love with his daughter.

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The sound of music became the highest grossing movie of all time. It was about a family who brought a love to music through their children. This is very significant during this time because music was so populated.

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Psycho is a thrilling, horror movie that is usually considered the "greatest film of all time." It prompted a new level of acceptability for violence.

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This festival, in the summer of '69, was an open- air festival of 400,000 people enjoying music, wearing funny clothing, drinking beer, doing drugs and dancing! Although there was a lack of needs, there was not one outbreak or fight. This was a 60 hour festival that was said to be "the biggest, loudest, lovingest youth happening of the decade"

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Jackie Kennedy- clean, simple, perfectly matched.

Brigitte Bardot- tacky, cheap and bold

Mary Quant- "youth" driven, bold, colorful, "fashion- is-fun"

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As it got into the late 1960's, Fashion started to change immensely. People started to wear bright colors with fun patterns and over the top hair. Each year of the era was different from the next but women had more freedom with what they were allowed to wear!

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John Coltrane was a famous jazz artist during this time with his interest in bee-bop and hard-bop. He influenced many composers during this time and is still known as one of the greatest saxophones players.

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The rolling stones came out with a hit, "satisfaction" to show their "dis-sat-isfaction with the way that things were during this time.

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"The happiest people" (This fabulous century)
Four men, from Liverpool, England, expressed the message of love and happy living. The band started to become famous after releasing their first hit, "She Loves you," in 1963. The Beatles had a reoccurring theme in their songs of love freedom and innocence.

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Music was big in the 1960's because it started to show rebellion. Some call this era "the evolution of rock" but this does not count out the infamous jazz during this time.

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Resisted the cultural and social standards of the time
Examples: Baby boomers & Hippies

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The 1960's was a decade made up of a society of counterculture which was a change of the status quo within religion, entertainment, fashion and ethics. Throughout the era, there was an exponential growth of rebellious doing, such as trying out different drugs like LSD and marijuana and experimentation with ones freedom, which lead to the term "hippies." The societal change of culture during the 1960's was means to create identity, peace, happiness and freedom.