The Movements

In the 1960's era, there were four main movements.

1. The Women's movement

2. The Civil Right's Movement

3. The Anti-War Movement

4. The Cultural Revolution

In a nutshell, the Women's Movement was women coming out of the dark and into the light. They joined the working force(although only earning 60% of what their partner's made), and started to show themselves to society. The Women's Rights Movement drew inspiration from the Civil Rights Movement. Another factor that sparked this movement was the sexual movement, and the invention of birth control.

The Civil Right's Movement was a movement for black rights and desegregation. Martin Luther King was the leader and he preached anti-violence ways of achieving peace. His works went far, however MLK was assassinated before his dream could be lived out. His famous speech, "I have a Dream," was highly regarded and remembered. Malcolm X was also big in the Civil Right's Movement, however he used violent methods of being heard. Sit Ins, Freedom Rides, and registering voters all helped in getting minorities equal rights.

The Anti-War movement erupted in the middle class youth. People their age were being sent to war, and they rebelled and tried to get us out of the Vietnam War. With people from different political, economical, racial groups, and cultural spheres, the Anti-War movement brought everyone together to fight for something they all opposed; in this case getting troops out of Vietnam.

Finally, the Cultural Revolution was one that left a permanent mark on the 1960's. The reputation the 60's era had was because of the cultural revolution. The Beatles, part of the Brittish Invasion, were a key figure in leading the Cultural Revolution. Songs like, Back in the U.S.S.R. , I want to hold your hand, and Get Back, defined the era.

"Freedom to explore one’s potential, freedom to create one’s Self, freedom of personal expression, freedom from scheduling, freedom from rigidly defined roles and hierarchical statuses...". Anders believed some in the counterculture wished to modify children's education so that it encouraged, "aesthetic sense, love of nature, passion for music, desire for reflection, or strongly marked independence."

Jentri Anders, Social Anthropologist who lived in a countercultural community and studied