Liberalism

The New Left

A political movement in the 1960s focused on civil rights, anti-war activism, student power, and social reform rather than traditional labor politics.

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

A major student activist organization of the 1960s that promoted participatory democracy, opposed the Vietnam War, and pushed for social change.

Berkeley Free Speech Movement

A 1964 student protest movement at the University of California, Berkeley demanding students’ rights to political speech and activism on campus.

Mario Savio

A student leader and key spokesman of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement known for powerful speeches advocating student rights and activism.

Teach-in

An educational form of protest where students and professors gathered on college campuses to discuss and criticize issues such as the Vietnam War.

CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)

A civil rights organization that used nonviolent protests such as sit-ins and freedom rides to challenge racial segregation and discrimination.

JOIN (Jobs or Income Now)

A community organizing program connected to SDS that worked in poor urban neighborhoods to fight poverty and advocate for welfare rights.

The Yippies

A countercultural political group that used humor, theatrical protests, and media stunts to criticize government authority and the Vietnam War.

The Chicago Seven

A group of anti-war activists charged with conspiracy and inciting riots after protests during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Weather Underground Organization (WUO)

A radical left-wing group that split from SDS and used bombings and militant tactics to protest the Vietnam War and U.S. government policies.

1968 Democratic National Convention Riot

Violent clashes between anti-war protesters and police during the Democratic Party convention in Chicago.

Liberalism ("Left politics")

A political ideology supporting government action to promote civil rights, social welfare, equality, and regulation of the economy.

Right politics

A political ideology emphasizing limited government, free markets, traditional values, strong national defense, and individual responsibility.

Hippies

Members of the 1960s counterculture who rejected mainstream values and promoted peace, communal living, environmentalism, and personal freedom.

The Farm

A famous hippie commune founded in 1971 in Tennessee where members practiced communal living and shared resources.

Woodstock

A massive 1969 music festival that became a symbol of the hippie movement, peace, and counterculture.

Counterculture

A social movement in the 1960s in which many young people rejected traditional American values and experimented with new lifestyles, music, politics, and social norms.