BrianEmily

"If you can remember anything about the sixties, you weren't really there." Psychedelic Art.......................... Music......................................Protest Propaganda The 1960s are often thought of as a time of social movement, political change, countless political deaths, rampant drug use and turmoil both over seas and at home. The events that occured in the 1960's shaped the music and art of the time which lead to the war protest. Through the music, art, and protest we can get a feeling of the times and the various messages that were being sent at the time through these mediums.
 * 1960s Counterculture **

1960- Timothy Leary, 39, tries psilocybin mushrooms in Cuernavaca 1961- Soviets Launch First Man in Space 1962- Andy Warhol puts his Campbells Soup Cans on display 1963- JFK Assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech 1964- Beatles Peak in the Us, Nelson Mandela Sentenced to Life in Prison 1965- U.S. sends troops to vietnam 1966- Black Panther Party Established 1967- Summer of Love 1968-Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated, Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated 1969- Arresting of the Manson Family, Woodstock Festival
 * __Timeline of Important Events__**