1960s counterculture

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How did flowers become a symbol of peace and love in the 1960s?

spectators at Woodstock

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1960s counterculture: Media

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How did flowers become a symbol of peace and love in the 1960s?

How did flowers become a symbol of peace and love in the 1960s?

Flowers as a symbol of peace and love in the 1960s.

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Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary, an advocate for the use of psychoactive drugs.

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the Beatles

the Beatles

The Beatles, c. 1969–70: (from left) George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney,...

The Bettmann Archive

spectators at Woodstock

spectators at Woodstock

Spectators at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York, August 1969;...

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Bobby Seale

Bobby Seale

Black Panther Party cofounder Bobby Seale, 1968.

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