VALUES AND RELIGION IN THE 1960'S

VALUES AND RELIGION

• Americans protested against the unfair treatment of the blacks.
• They also protested to end the war in Vietnam.
• Also, some demanded the full equality of women.

VALUES AND RELIGION

• People started questioning what their parents taught them about middle class values.
• Middle Class Values- a belief in God, hard work, and service to their country
• They rebelled by wearing weird clothes and growing their hair long.

VALUES AND RELIGION

• The music festival Woodstock became a symbol of young people's rebellion against traditional values.
• People who rebelled called themselves hippies.
• They believed there should be more love and personal freedom in America.

VALUES AND RELIGION

• Christianity was the main religion but young people were starting to turn to other religions like Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism.