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The Psychedelic '60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change View item detail Comment to LII email this

Information about the social movements of the 1960s in the United States, with emphasis on the literature of the period. Features articles and images on the Beats, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, Timothy Leary, the Black Mountain Poets, hippies, Woodstock, illicit drugs, protests, and much more. Includes images of handbills, posters, and other memorabilia from the 1960s. From the University of Virginia Library.
URL: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/sixties/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4505

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