The Politics of Protest

1. The Politics of Protest 1960s and 1970s

2. New Left • A political movement in 1960s (especially among college students) marked by advocacy of radical changes in government, politics, and society.

3. Students for a Democratic Society • Protested Vietnam, poverty, racism, etc – Port Huron Statement that called for participatory democracy

4. Counterculture • Hippies – promoted flamboyant dress, rock music, drug use, free living

5. Haight-Ashbury District • Area in San Francisco, CA – popular gathering place for hippies

6. Andy Warhol • Pop Art – Marilyn Monroe, cans of soup, bold colors, comic book fashion

7. Beatles • British Invasion – Fab Four – Rock Band • (Love Me Do, Hard Days Night, Help!, I wanna hold your hand – Some drug songs like Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds)

8. Woodstock • 1969 – music festival in upstate New York (another in CA later) – over 500,000 attended – The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Grateful Dead (and more) • (3 deaths – heroin overdose, ruptured appendix, and run over by tractor while sleeping)

9. Woodstock

10. Rachel Carson • Wrote Silent Spring about the increasing use of pesticides, DDT, that killed birds, fish, and other creatures – influenced Americans to look at environmental issues

11. Earth Day • April 22 - Started in the 1970 to devote a day to addressing the country’s environmental concerns

12. Environmental Protection Agency • EPA – enforce pollution standards, promote research, coordinate anti-pollution activities

13. Clean Air Act • Established emissions standards for factories and automobiles (passed over Nixon’s veto)

14. Clean Water Act • Restricted the discharge of pollutants into nation’s lakes and rivers

15. Three Mile Island • Site of a major nuclear accident in 1979, when a partial meltdown released radioactive material and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents

16. Ralph Nader • Wrote Unsafe at Any Speed (said auto companies put style above safety) – influenced Congress to pass National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act to set standards on the automobile industry

17. Blowin’ In the Wind – Joan Baez • How many roads must a man walk downBefore you call him a man?Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sailBefore she sleeps in the sand?Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls flyBefore they're forever banned?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind. • How many years can a mountain existBefore it's washed to the sea?Yes, 'n' how many years can some people existBefore they're allowed to be free?Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,Pretending he just doesn't see?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind How many times must a man look upBefore he can see the sky?Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man haveBefore he can hear people cry?Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knowsThat too many people have died?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind.

18. Fortunate Son- Creedence Clearwater Revival • Some folks are born made to wave the flag,Ooh, they're red, white and blue.And when the band plays "Hail to the chief",Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son.It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no,Yeah!Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,Lord, don't they help themselves, oh.But when the taxman comes to the door,Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes,It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no.It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no.Some folks inherit star spangled eyes,Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord,And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"Ooh, they only answer More! more! more! yoh,

19. Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday • Southern trees bear strange fruit,Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.Pastoral scene of the gallant south,The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,Here is a strange and bitter crop.

20. Southern Man- Neil Young • Southern man better keep your headDon't forget what your good book saidSouthern change gonna come at lastNow your crosses are burning fastSouthern manI saw cotton and I saw blackTall white mansions and little shacks.Southern man when will youpay them back?I heard screamin' and bullwhips crackingHow long? How long? • Southern man better keep your headDon't forget what your good book saidSouthern change gonna come at lastNow your crosses are burning fastSouthern manLily Belle, your hair is golden brownI've seen your black man comin' roundSwear by God, I'm gonna cut him down!I heard screamin' and bullwhips crackingHow long? How long?

21. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd • Big wheels keep on turnin'Carry me home to see my kinSingin' songs about the southlandI miss 'ole' 'bamy once againand I think it's a sinWell I heard Mr. Young sing about herWell I heard ole Neil put her downWell, I hope Neil Young will remembera southern man don't need him around anyhowSweet home Alabamawhere the skies are so blueSweet home AlabamaLord, I'm coming home to youIn Birmingham they love the Gov'nor - Boo Boo BooNow we all did what we could doNow Watergate does not bother medoes your conscience bother you - tell the truth

22. Get Up Stand Up- Bob Marley • Get up, stand up, stand up for your rightsGet Up, Stand Up, don't give up the fight • Preacher man don't tell me heaven is under the earth • I know you don't know what life is really worth • Is not all that glitters in gold and • Half the story has never been told • So now you see the light, aay • Stand up for your right. • Most people think great God will come from the sky • Take away ev'rything, and make ev'rybody feel high • But if you know what life is worth • You would look for yours on earth • And now you see the light • You stand up for your right, yeah!

23. Rainy Day Women – Bob Dylan • Well, theyll stone ya when youre trying to be so good,Theyll stone ya just a-like they said they would.Theyll stone ya when youre tryin to go home.Then theyll stone ya when youre there all alone.But I would not feel so all alone,Everybody must get stoned.Well, theyll stone ya when youre walkin long the street.Theyll stone ya when youre tryin to keep your seat.Theyll stone ya when youre walkin on the floor.Theyll stone ya when youre walkin to the door.But I would not feel so all alone,Everybody must get stoned.Theyll stone ya when youre at the breakfast table.Theyll stone ya when you are young and able.Theyll stone ya when youre tryin to make a buck.Theyll stone ya and then theyll say, good luck.Tell ya what, I would not feel so all alone,Everybody must get stoned.

24. Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen • Born down in a dead man's town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that's been beat too much 'Til you spend half your life just covering up • I got in a little hometown jam And so they put a rifle in my hands Sent me off to Vietnam To go and kill the yellow man • Come back home to the refinery Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me" I go down to see the V.A. man He said "Son don't you understand" • had a buddy at Khe Sahn Fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a little girl in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms • Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years down the road Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go

25. Let’s Get Together- The Youngbloods • C'mon people now,Smile on your brotherEv'rybody get togetherTry and love one another right nowIf you hear the song I sing,You must understandYou hold the key to love and fearAll in your trembling handJust one key unlocks them bothIt's there at your commandC'mon people now,Smile on your brotherEv'rybody get togetherTry and love one another right now • Love is but the song we sing,And fear's the way we dieYou can make the mountains ringOr make the angels cryKnow the dove is on the wingAnd you need not know whyC'mon people now,Smile on your brotherEv'rybody get togetherTry and love one another right nowSome will come and some will goWe shall surely passWhen the one that left us hereReturns for us at lastWe are but a moments sunlightFading in the grass

26. Volunteers- Jefferson Airplane • Look what’s happening out in the streetsGot a revolution got to revolution • Hey I’m dancing down the streetsGot a revolution got to revolution • Ain’t it amazing all the people I meetGot a revolution got to revolution • One generation got oldOne generation got soulThis generation got no destination to holdPick up the cry • Hey now it’s time for you and meGot a revolution got to revolution • Come on now we’re marching to the seaGot a revolution got to revolution • Who will take it from youWe will and who are weWe are volunteers of America

27. World On Fire • Sarah McLauchlan • http://www.worldonfire.ca/

28. San Francisco - Scott McKenzie • If you're goin' to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you're goin' to San Francisco You're gonna meet some gentle people there For those who come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there In the streets of San Francisco Gentle people with flowers in their hair All across the nation Such a strange vibration People in motion There's a whole generation With a new explanation People in motion, people in motion For those who come to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there