where did the hippie movement originate from?
the beat generation
what did the hippie counter-culture reject?
- American’s emphasis on individualism
- competitiveness
- materialism
they preferred living communally.
what type of people emerged in the 60’s and moved to San Francisco?
- they were young
- wore Indian Kaftans
- and attended happenings
- smoked and sold cannabis
- and grew their hair.
how many hippies visited Haight-Ashbury?
100,000 and it later became known as “Hashbury”
what two events grabbed national attention in 1967?
- “the Human-be-in” which took place at golden gate park in January. thousands of young people met to celebrate personal freedom and environmentalism.
- the second was the “summer of love” which attracted tens of thousands of followers of the counter-culture from across America.
what famous rock festival was symbolic of the hippie movement?
Woodstock
how many people did Woodstock festival attract in 1969?
400,000 in New York state - its favourite slogan was “make love not war”
why did Jimi Hendrix’s performance attract some negative attention?
his rendition of “star spangled banner” , critics suggested that he used an amplifier to sound like an exploding bomb to suggest an anti-war message.
who were the diggers?
the Diggers of San Francisco sought a revolution and the end of capitalism - they organised music concerts and distributed free food and medical care as well as transport.
what did the Diggers do on December 1966?
they paraded a coffin around San Francisco and carried signs saying the “death of money” and in 1967 they proclaimed the death of hippie due to them feeling it had been taken over by the media.
what was the significance of the hippie movement?
- it had faded by the mid 70’s
- hippies drew attention to and popularised eastern religion and culture
- contributed towards the liberalisation of drugs and sex
- helped trigger the conservative reaction and bring Nixon into power
