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The War at Home: Protesting The Vietnam War and Racial Inequality

by Andrew Hannah in History, March 25, 2011
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How the protest on the home front during the Vietnam War affected the American view of racial tolerance and equality.

The Counter-culture

by Anthony Ratkov in Subcultures, February 25, 2011
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In the 1960’s,a small group of Americans decided that the American culture was corrupt and they set out to create an alternative to the corrupt American culture. It was called the counter-culture. This article briefly describes the most important aspects of the counter-culture.

Berkeley Daze

by snowmountain in Education, January 12, 2011
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Forty years later the name still stands for an era, along with "Woodstock", Haight/Ashbury, and all that happened in "The “60″s". Berkeley. For those of us who were there… here are some memories. For those who weren’t… I offer this:

What Was Soooooo Great About The 60’s?

by jamesrcoffey in Ethnicity, September 10, 2010
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With Baby Boomers now the single biggest sector of the American population, the 60’s culture seems more en vogue than ever–and embraced by a whole new generation. Sixties music, fashion, and ideology are reflected in the countless “Classic Rock” radio stations blasting Doors music 24-7, “vintage” clothing shops that feature 60s era garb, and ecological movements like “Go Green!” But what exactly makes this era sooooo great?

The Hippies

by Tobbens in History, January 3, 2010
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I am from Norway, so my English is not that good. On this article I got a 6-.
I’ll put this in Religion, because the hippies believed in special things.

Top 10 Disappearances

by DriftingInsomnia in Crime, June 16, 2009
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Throughout history, many events throughout are parallel to the teachings of science: nucleic bombs, space and aliens, supernatural events, global warming and many others. Well, here’s another set ready to boggle your minds.

Hippies in the 1960’s

by mcleotg in History, October 16, 2008
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This describes hippies and their actions during the 1960’s.

The Vietnam War Interviews

by Zashuna in History, May 25, 2008
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With over 2 to 4 million civilian deaths as well as about 1,550,000 war casualties on both sides, the Vietnam War was definitely one of the hardest fought wars in American history.

Hippy Slang of the 60’s – Can You Dig It?

by Darlene McFarlane in Subcultures, November 11, 2007
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The 60’s. It was a time of political controversy, rebellion, protest marches, bras burning, bare feet, and flower power. From the dust of the 60’s turmoil rose a new cultural lifestyle with a new breed of people: We called them Hippies.

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