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The Anti-Establish Movement
Anti-Establish Movement:
Hippies
“If it feels good, do it”
Established institutions= “The Establishment”, “Big Brother”, and “The Man”
Rejected mainstream culture
Against violence (political and social)
Believed the system was corrupt
Wished to enact change within society
Looked for a new meaning in life
Different art and literature
Peace, love, and freedom Beatniks- followers of the Beat Generation
Anti-conformist attitudes
More direct and expressive
Criticisms of the Beat Generation
Uneducated and unsophisticated
Drugs and sexual behavior
New Left
Radical political movement
Civil rights and Vietnam War protests
Students for a Democratic Society (1959)- main organization
Protests and Civil disobedience
Major Writers of the Beat Generation

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