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Michael CarricoMichael Carrico
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Beat influence on the 1960s counterculture and New Left (1958–1970)

Beat influence on the 1960s counterculture and New Left (1958–1970)

  1. *Howl* obscenity case becomes free-expression landmark

    Labels: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Howl

  2. Kerouac publishes *The Dharma Bums*

    Labels: Jack Kerouac, The Dharma

  4. Ginsberg publishes *Kaddish and Other Poems*

    Labels: Allen Ginsberg, Kaddish

  5. Port Huron Statement completed at SDS convention

    Labels: Port Huron, SDS

  6. Free Speech Movement begins at UC Berkeley

    Labels: Free Speech, UC Berkeley

  8. Human Be-In gathers “tribes” of counterculture

    Labels: Human Be-In, Allen Ginsberg

  9. Youth International Party (Yippies) founded

    Labels: Youth International, Yippies

  10. Chicago DNC protests mark high point of movement conflict

    Labels: Chicago DNC, SDS

  11. SDS reaches peak scale and fractures at 1969 convention

    Labels: SDS, 1969 convention

  12. Jack Kerouac dies, symbolizing an era’s close

    Labels: Jack Kerouac