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This interview covers Kathryn’s experiences growing up in Carbondale, Illinois, her college years at Southern Illinois University and graduate school…

Rock Hill integration demonstrations--outtakes

Demonstrators march in front of the "Woolworth" store in Rock Hill, South Carolina. This demonstration occurred after the "Friendship Nine" were…

PROTESTORS. Govt. workers at Lafayette & hippies at Capitol

This photo captures a large group of hippies gathering at the United States Capitol to protest U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War while promoting…

'Head shop' on Haight Street in the Haight-Ashbury section of San Francisco, California, where the hippie movement was headquartered in the 1960s

This image showcases Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco, a cultural epicenter for the hippie movement in the 1960s. Renowned for its psychedelic designs…

Young man wearing helmet with peace sign, burns his draft card at an anti-draft demonstration at the Selective Service System headquarters

This image depicts a young man burning his draft card, a powerful act of protest against the Vietnam War and U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Draft card…

The Flowering of the Hippie Movement (Article)

The Flowering of the Hippie Movement by John Robert Howard explores the impact of the hippie counterculture in the 1960s and examines the movement's…

This interview with William Majett by Ayinde Budd, Majett describes his upbringing in Wilmington, Delaware and his education at the University of…

In this interview, Emelda and Manuel Brown discuss their experiences raising a family as African Americans in Spokane in the 1960s.

NAACP Youths picketing, Edenton N.C. image 2

Young NAACP members are seen picketing in Edenton, NC. Obtained by Kelly M. Alexander Sr. as president of the North Carolina State Conference of…

"Freedom Schools" in Boston boycott

Children attending "freedom schools" in churches and public buildings. It was a one-day boycott of "de facto" segregation in Boston public schools.…