It was the hippies that took the movement out of the coffee shops and on to the campuses around the country. Berkley became the center of the movement. There were protest and demonstrations. Angry at the injustices in this country such as racism, poverty and the lack of women's rights, sit ins were staged.
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This is why the “Establishment” feared and suppressed the hippie movement of the ’60s, as it was a revolution against the established order. It is also the reason why the hippies were unable to unite and overthrow the system since they refused to build their own power base. Hippies don’t impose their beliefs on others.
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Much of the drug use, dress and such was just a part of the protest. Some, of course, were in it for the drugs alone. These were the people, that naturally, were most linked with being a hippie. Even with the protest of the establishment, music festivals flourished and the movement grew. Then in August 1969 there was a festival that changed the world. Half a million hippies joined together to make history. Woodstock was probably the high point of the hippie movement.
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[preview]. Hippies-Hippies When people hear the word hippie, they usually think of flower power, peace, love, and drugs. The 60's may have been a far out decade, but what most people don't know is the impact these idealists had on our world during that time.
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A great resource for hippies and students. Copyright 1999, Skip Stone.Hippies From A to Z: The Way of the Hippy (Views: 303,332)Hippiedom Contributed by skip on December 1st, 2001 The Way of the Hippy from Hippies From A to Z by Skip Stone …maybe it’s the time of year. Yes, and maybe it’s the time of man.
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So being a hippie is not a matter of dress, behavior, economic status, or social milieu. It is a philosophical approach to life that emphasizes freedom, peace, love and a respect for others and the earth. The way of the hippie never died.
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I'm not sure what led to the dwindling of the hippie movement. Maybe it was the gains made in civil rights and women's rights. Maybe it was the end of the war in Vietnam. Could be we just thought the fight was over.
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Hippie Movement-Hippies When one mentions the word hippie most think about the 1960s. They think about the flowing skirts and long unkempt hair. They cannot forget the LSD and marijuana usage either.
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The Hippie Subculture-The Hippie Movement: The Philosophy behind the Counterculture The sixties was a decade of liberation and revolution, a time of great change and exciting exploration for the generations to come. It was a time of anti-war protests, free love, sit-ins, naked hippie chicks and mind-altering drugs.
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Our society only permits you one or two weeks a year of freedom to pursue your own agenda. The rest of the time we are slaves to the system. Hippies reject the 9 to 5 lifestyle and therefore are objects of ridicule by those whose lives run by the clock. Programmed people are jealous and resent the freedom we possess.
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what was the point of the hippie movement
Woodstock was the point of the Hippie movement.