Where Did The Hippy Movement Come From?

The hippy movement was born in 1960's America. Young people rejected the older generation's rules and created their own alternative culture. The movement began in San Francisco, California, spreading throughout America and across the globe. Hippies came from all different backgrounds, but most were under 25 years old and from well off middle class backgrounds; they were considered by society to be lazy long haired time wasters.
Hippies were anti-establishment, unconventional, and wild; they rejected the gender roles put in place by ordinary society. A lot of the older generation in the 1960's found it very difficult to relate to them.
Hippies involved themselves not just in taking drugs, free love and going to music gatherings but also in demonstrations over injustices in the world. The Hippy movement is said to have been born from outrage over the Vietnam War and also from the music of the time. Very politically active hippies were termed 'yippies' this stands for Youth International Party.

The hippie movement came from rebellion.people thought that everyone should not be told how to live or or what to look like. People now known as hippies grew there hair long and wore bright colours known as flower power.

By Niomi , Oxfordshire.