Hippie

Hippie (or sometimes "hippy") is a term originally used to describe some of the rebellious youth of the 1960s and 1970s. The word, "hippie" was coined by the late San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen.

Politics

Hippies often participated in peace movements, including peace marches such as the USA marches on Washington and civil rights marches, and anti-Vietnam War demonstrations including the 1968 Democratic Convention. Yippies represented a highly politically active sub-group.

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Peace movement - Marches on Washington - Civil rights marches - Vietnam War - 1968 Democratic Convention - Yippies

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Though by 2005 standards, they were prone to sexism, the culture rapidly embraced feminism and egalitarian principles.

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2005 - Sexism - Feminism - Egalitarian

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Though hippies embodied a counterculture movement, early hippies were not particularly tolerant of homosexuality. Acceptance of homosexuality grew with the culture.

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Counterculture - Homosexuality

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Hippie political expression also took the form of "dropping out" of society to implement the changes they sought. The back to the land movement, cooperative business enterprises, alternative energy, free press movement, and organic farming embraced by hippies were all political in nature at their start.

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Back to the land - Cooperative business enterprises - Alternative energy - Free press - Organic farming

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