Everyone knows what the stereotypical hippie is; blue jeans, drugs, flowers, and peace. What people don't realize is that there were underlying reason for all of this. The sixties and the hippie movement were a continuation of a counter culture movement starting in the late forties. The beat...

FLOWER CHILDREN AGAINST WAR: THE HIPPY MOVEMENT Peace, Love and Freedom In the 1960s USA a new movement appeared among young people. They rejected mainstream society and social habits, believed in the power of love, wore unusual clothes, had long hair, took both legal and illegal drugs and e...

Hippies: Not Just a Style "Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can. No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people sharing all the world (Lee)." The words of this famous song "Imagine" were sung by John Lennon, a member of the Beatle's an...