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             Their most famous gathering place was Haight-Ashbury, a small district of San Francisco. It is east of the Golden Gate Park and not far from the business district of the city. That is why politicians and war-supporters usually met hippies in the streets. Back in 1967, it was filled with fabulous psychedelic music, light shows, free flowing drugs, new fashions, and young people everywhere. Haight-Ashbury tried to accommodate the influx and developed according to the needs of these cultural pioneers. "Many of the hippies were runaways, and usually broke. Free clinics, free food (thanks The Diggers), free clothes all helped what was an overwhelming situation." The hippies have been a quite revolutionary group from their beginnings. They fought for peace and freedom, and they could see their wishes realized in John F. Kennedy, the youngest US president of all times. Kennedy brought a vibrant energy into the White House and claimed the importance of a new generation of Americans. With the Peace Corps he started on March 1, 1961, the young could help the countries and people in need all over the world, which on the other hand means, they could spread peace and love. The bullets that ripped through Kennedy's body on November 22, 1963 in Texas, struck the whole USA. It put an end to the so-called 'American Dream' and the dream of the hippies as well. They had to return to the dirty realit
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