THE

COUNTERCULT
URE IN 1960
The situation that lead to hippies movement in 1960s

THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT AND THE CIVIL

RIGHT MOVEMENT CHANGED THE
AMERICAN CULTURE DURING 1960
The mainstream norm in 1960s

What peoples wanted in 1960s

THEY WERE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

MAINSTREAM CULTURE AND
COUNTERCULTURE MOVEMENT

IN 1960 AMERICA BEGAN TO

SEE ALL CAN OF
MOVEMENTS
They were all fighting for common cause but for different purposes.
Civil right movement.
Womens right movement.
Anti war movement.
Gay right movement.
Freedom movement.
They all come together as hippies movement
The hippies primary tenet was that life was about being happy, not about

what others thought you should be. Hippies rejected middle class values,
opposed nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War. They embraced aspects of
eastern philosophy and sought to find new meaning in life.

THAT WAS A GREAT

OPPORTUNITY FOR BLACK
COMMUNITY
they start winning against Jim crow laws

Fighting for Civil Rights during the 60's

The struggle began with non-violent protests. Backed by students, the civil rights movement trudged
onward. African Americans staged mass protests to show their support. Despite all this, many racial
barriers still remained in the South. Black objectives were redefined in the 60's when militant black
consciousness developed. The great society emerged providing hope for all. Liberal optimism swept the
nation and liberalism influenced internationally. The latter part of the 60's was characterized by
discontent.
Jim Crow laws made African Americans second class citizens, but they fought against segregation using
passive resistance. During World War II black activism originated, followed by the Supreme Court
reversing the Plessy v. Ferguson trial. This led Martin Luther King, one of the great civil rights leaders, to
emphasize the need for voting rights.
Black students organized sit-ins to protest segregation. Using that as an example, student activists
formed their own civil rights organization and focused more closely on local is...

THEY WERE
ALSO SOME
GROUP WHO
WAS OPPOSED
TO THE RACE
MIXINGS

FEMINIST MOVEMENT

GAY RIGHT MOVEMENT.

THE 1960 OVERALL.

The 1960s was the era when a significant change happened in America

because of the counterculture movement.