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White police officers are shown holding the arms of the Freedom Riders outside of the Greyhound station

Certificate of participation in the Boston Freedom Schools by the Ryan Family.

This interview with William Majett by Ayinde Budd, Majett describes his upbringing in Wilmington, Delaware and his education at the University of Delaware as an African American in the 1960s.

The Pentagon Papers are classified documents leaked by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971 which revealed the hidden history of U.S. decision-making in Vietnam. (Fueled a lot of social unrest)

The Woodstock Festival which was held in August 1969, brought together over 400,000 people for three days of peace, music, and unity, symbolizing the countercultural ideals of freedom and communal harmony.

Young black demonstrators in the image are lined up outside the theater while a group of white teenage boys make a line in front of them.

Handwritten arrest record for Huldah Elizabeth Taylor on May 15, 1963 for trespassing during at Greensboro, North Carolina sit-in demonstration.

This image showcases Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco, a cultural epicenter for the hippie movement in the 1960s. Renowned for its psychedelic designs and eclectic vibe, it became a hub for counterculture, attracting thousands interested in communal…

Photographer Billy Downs. Signs the demonstrators hold read "Separate is not equal" and "Segregation is not democratic."

It is a very abstract album even looking kind of Hindu spiritually, which really showcases the psychedelic part of rock at the time.