Works Cited
"Assimilation of the Counterculture." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Vol. 8: 1970-1979. Detroit: Gale, 2001. U.S. History in Context. Web. 19 May 2015.
This source is from the book American Decades. It is an informational source of text about what counterculture is. It evaluates the causes and effects of counterculture. The source seems unbiased. The goal is simply to inform. This source has a slight focus on the negative aspects of counterculture, which can be refuted upon.
Evans, Ron. "Chasing Woodstock." USA Today Mar. 2015: 50+. U.S. History in Context. Web. 26 May 2015.
"Excerpt from Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test." Gale U.S. History in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2014. U.S. History in Context. Web. 26 May 2015.
Lobenthal, Joel. "Hippie Style." Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion. Ed. Valerie Steele. Vol. 2. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2005. 218-219. U.S. History in Context. Web. 19 May 2015.
This source is from an encyclopedia of fashion. This particular excerpt is on hippie clothing. The excerpt discusses the clothing worn by those who took part in the counterculture, along with the the meaning behind it. This excerpt has information pertaining to the general attitude that was common among counter-culturalists. Their beliefs were reflected in their clothing.
Monaghan, Peter. “Revisiting the Protests of the ‘60s and the Activists Who Led Them.” The Chronicle of Higher Education 2007: n. pag. U.S. History in Context. Web. 15 May 2015.
This source is an interview from a newspaper. The interviewee talks about the positive effect counterculture and the hippie era has had on the country. Jeff Kisseloff, the person being interviewed is an independent scholar and a journalist. Kisselkoff is also a published history author. This source helps support my argument because Kisselkoff’s main argument is my thesis.
Rosatelli, Meghan. "Counterculture a la Carte." The Chronicle of Higher Education 61.06 (2014). U.S. History in Context. Web. 26 May 2015.
"The Yippies." The Sixties in America Reference Library. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 3: Primary Sources. Detroit: UXL, 2005. 191-199. U.S. History in Context. Web. 19 May 2015.
This source is from an encyclopedia of primary historical sources from the 1960’s. This particular excerpt is the “Yippie Manifesto.” It was about joining the political party known as the Youth International Party. The party had been created in 1967 by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin. The encyclopedia also contains an explanation and more information on the Yippie Manifesto. The Yippies were a major group that took part in the counterculture movement.