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Episodes tagged "Counterculture": 1 through 4 of 4

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  1. Contrasting Shirley Chishom with the Weather Underground
    date 1969 to 1973map Cook, Illinoistags Counterculture, Weather Underground, Shirley Chisholm

    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The War in Vietnam was finally over, Shirley Chisholm became the first female African-American elected to Congress, and Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man elected to public office. Then again, the Watergate scandal destroyed whatever faith was left in the federal government, the Vietnam War had taken its toll on the American people, and...

  2. The Who and the New Generation
    date September 17, 1967map San Francisco, Californiatags Counterculture, The Who, 1960s

    The appearance of The Who on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967 marked the beginning of a changing American society. Much like the Beatles began the First British Invasion when they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show years earlier, they epitomized a significant change in thinking. However, unlike the Beatles, who were simply not part of the status quo, The Who actively challenged the social values...

  3. Dr. Timothy Leary Defends Responsible Use of LSD
    date May, 1966 to 1966map Dist Columbia, District of Columbiatags Counterculture, Drug Culture, Government, Law

    By 1966, interest in LSD had proliferated in the public sphere to an enormous extent. The debate over the chemical’s risks and therapeutic possibilities led to Senate subcommittee hearings on its use. Acid, as LSD is commonly called, had been sensationalized by mass media publications and, although in its early years it had been extensively and responsibly studied by medical professionals, the effects...

  4. Leary, Metzner, and Alpert Instruct LSD Initiates on How to Achieve a Successful “Psychedelic Session”
    date 1964map New York, New Yorktags Psychology, Counterculture, Drug Culture, Religion

    In 1964, psychologists Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, and Richard Alpert published The Psychedelic Experience, a manual intended to prepare the users of psychedelic drugs for sessions. The authors had researched the therapeutic aspects of psychedelic substances, as well as their religious possibilities. The book is heavily influenced by the Tibetan Book of the Dead, (also known as Bardo Thodol) a funerary...