History
HIPPIES
The hippie movement in the United
States began as a youth movement. It
consisted of mostly of white teenagers
and young adults between 15 and 25
years old. Hippies inherited a tradi-
tion from bohemians and beatniks of
the Beat Generation in the late 1950s.
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By: Richie Bazzy
Key People
Bob Dylan, Timothy Leary and Allen
Ginsberg had a big impact on drug users
during the hippie movement. They in-
troduced LSD to many other hippies,
and made it really popular to use during
this era. Leroy always used his famous
phrase, “Tune in, turn on, and drop
out.” Tune in was supposed to stand for
being observant of your perspectives.
Turn on was supposed to stand for a
reference to drugs. Lastly, Drop out
stood for independence and strength.
Legacy/Impact
The main purpose of the hippie movement starting
was to create world peace, that was the hippie’s main
goal. Hippies did not really care about much, and
were typically heavy drug users. They did this so they
could find their inner selves. Mostly everyone in
America looked down upon hippies, and thought that
they were destroying our country.
Major Events
• Mar 17, 1965 - Protests against the vietnam war
begin
• Jan 14, 1967 - 20,000 people attend the human
be-in. 5000 doses of DOM were distributed in
10-15mg doses
• Aug 15, 1969 - 500,000 gather at Woodstock
for three days, changed the world
• May 4, 1970 - Students killed by national guard
at Kent State
• Sept 16, 1974 - President Ford announces con-
ditional pardon for draft evaders and deserters