Counterculture Clothing
Who would ever have dreamed that a decade of newness and hope would end with political assassinations and a war in a country which most people knew little about? The sixties were a time of counterculture and rebellion. Controversial issues such as civil rights, the Vietnam War, nuclear arms and the environment held center for those who dared question the norms of the contemporary adult society. What do you think dressing differently meant to the many individuals expressing nonconformity?
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