The Counterculture
Counterculture• A large group of people within a
culture who hold values that oppose the mainstream or norm
• Questioned values and attitudes held by older, middle-class Americans
• How did they feel about science?– Emphasized a humans spiritual side
rather than their rationale side
Ways They Rebelled
Long hair and loose clothing
Use of Drugs
Leave Families and Suburbs
People’s Park
The Story…• Located at the University of
California
• University demolished 2.8 acres of land near the campus to turn it into a parking lot and practice fields
• But, it sat for months looking like this….
The neighborhood and “hippies”
started to plant trees, flowers, and grass to convert it
into a park.
When the park was complete, the
“hippies” celebrated and enjoyed their time in the park
The university was not happy and
fenced off the entire park
The “hippies” and neighborhood
started a rally and over 6,000 marched
to the fenced off park
The national guard was sent to the
university….
Violence broke out…
One “hippie” was shot near the eyes and is now blind
And one “hippie,” was killed…
This was found flying in the sky
after the student, James Rector, was
killed …
So what do you think People’s Park looks like today?
Quote from a frustrated young
adult living in during the year 1969…
“The 60's was a turbulent decade. The assassination of JFK
kept us fixated on the TV for days and gave us an insecurity that
other decades had not felt before.
Those of us growing into our own during the 60's were also very much affected by the war in Vietnam. We would all watch the "war lotto" to see which of
our friends and loved ones would go across the world to fight in a country that we had not even known had existed.
The 60s was also showing pains from the growing
racial issues that faced us all. Segregation,
desegregation, marches on Washington. We all needed
to become equals.
Many families were separated by what has
been termed the "generation gap". Parents
not knowing what their children were doing and children learning not to trust anyone over 30.
There was confusion and mistrust between the "straight" and the "heads", music was
going in directions that most didn't understand.
The world was spinning out of
control and we were all angry about
something.
Then for 3 days in 1969 the world stood still…”
Woodstock Festival of 1969!!!
• Held in Bethel, New York on a farm
• Was originally called the “music and arts fair”
• Originally planed for just a 2 day event….but it eventually led to 3 full days
• Over 450,000 thousand people flocked to the small farm to enjoy the “3 days of peace and music…..”
The traffic jam…
The crowd…
It rained during most of the event…
Then the rain stopped!
The site of Woodstock 1969
today…
Max Yasgur’s farm, which hosted the Woodstock Festival, is currently for sale...
…for 8 million dollars
When the power of love overcomes the love of power,
the world will know peace
- Jimi Hendrix
John Lennon • Imagine All the People
Imagine there's no heavenIt's easy if you tryNo hell below us
Above us only skyImagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die forAnd no religion too
Imagine all the peopleLiving life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will be as one
Imagine no possessionsI wonder if you can
No need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of manImagine all the peopleSharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will live as one