The youth revolt/Countercultural Flashcards
(12 cards)
Who did the counter culture consist of
baby boomers, college students,
important groups 2
SDS - students for democratic society - Port Huron - statement that they want political material to be allowed on campus
YAF - young americans for freedom
war draft
- left, college students, working class, poor
- white rich people escaped war draft
movements, protests, riots abt war 4
- march on pentegon - draft protect
riots in detroit and newmark - led to kornel report - seperate and unequal - colombia protest - sds capture 5 buildings???
- the weatherman - paper saying white are priviledge and they need to join war - planted bombs in buildings
who did counterculture consist of
artists, writers, painters, rock musicians, dropouts, antiwar protests, lgbt, women, hippies
belief of counter culture
- love, empathy, community, peace
- they want change from structure
- self realization
- they “dropped out of society” , hated conventionalism(marrige, kids, happily ever after)
opposed “the establishment - **dope revolution **- everyone
important things of counterculture
- woodstock festival - live music 400k in attendance
- communes
- yippies - combine political and cultural revole
- summer of love
- religion - cristan but explored mulsim and hindism
womens movement - 2 women, 1 org
betty friedman - the feminine mystique - doesnt like lesbian bc they will set back the movement (but she supports gays)
gloria stienment - feminist, abortion laws,
NOW - national organization for women
feminist victories
- title 8
- college opened up to women
- roe v wade - legal abortion up to 12 wks
- the pill 1960
latino rights movement leaders
cesar chaves
delores huerta
red power
natives wanting rights, improved conditions on reservations
important red power movements, fights, victores
AIM - american indian movements
standoff anf wounded knee
- they got treated better - in real info
