The majority of the protests that were taking place in the 1960's were anti-war held on College Campuses. The Universities most known for their anti-war/establishment protests were Kent State and Berkeley University in California. These protests were led by leaders of the counterculture and radical baby boomers. With the anti-war protests, other social issues began to become subject of protest including: civil rights, women's rights, and the free speech movement.
1964-65 Berkeley Free Speech Movement
Kent State University Shootings
May 4, 1970_ (click here)
The Kent State shootings represented the height of anti-war protests that inspired many Americans to disapprove of both the war and the protests. The incident had inspired multiple songs and since then has become a subject to popular culture. One of these being Neil Young's song, "Ohio" and Barbara Dane's song, "The Kent State Massacre".
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