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The 60’s folk music boom was a definitive time for American pop culture. It spawned a vibrant new generation of songwriters and performers who expressed themselves fearlessly and truthfully about the conditions of an emerging American society coping with the cold war threats of the Soviet Union and Red China. Civil rights and the Vietnam War dominated the front pages as activists took to the streets in civil disobedience triggering violent confrontations with law enforcement. The women’s rights movement forced the congress to wrestle with amending the constitution and the equal rights amendment was enacted into law. The nation’s college campuses spawned political rebellion and a new social freedom manifesting itself in widespread sexual promiscuity and appeals for more brotherly love. The “flower power” drug culture generation flashed the peace sign while passing around the “peace pipe”. Environmental activism and Greenpeace went global. And through the turmoil and confusion came a transformation of society. Through the transformation came inspiration and hope, and a generation found their voice through music. The music of the 60's and 70's lives on today as a reminder of the idealism and dreams of an era long gone, but not forgotten. And for the people who grew up during that time, it serves as a tribute to the power of the human spirit to change a nation. ***SONGLIST*** Mfg Part # 892121001024
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