The student movement, Berkeley Free Speech movement, and links to war in Vietnam, Students for a Democratic Society and ‘hippies’

The student movement, Berkeley Free Speech movement, and links to war in Vietnam, Students for a Democratic Society and ‘hippies’. 

• The 1960s brought along a decade of student protest and discontent among youth, protesting in favour of things such as black rights and the end of the Vietnam War.

1. The Berkley Free Speech movement was a student protest which took place from the years 1964-65 at the University of California, Berkeley. The protest was against the ban on on-campus political activities and against the notion that universities weren't allowing free speech among students. It resulted in over 800 students being arrested and major chaos in the area, but, university officials did end up giving in and allowing political activity on Berkeley campus, although under provisional rules. Shortly after the protest, the Vietnam Day Committee began, kickstarting the anti-Vietnam war movement.
2. The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was formed in 1959. Throughout the early 60s, many of the members fought for civil rights and trained in protest tactics. Later, as the Vietnam War continued, the SDS became a leading group for the anti-war protests. In April 1968, the SDS led a student takeover of Columbia University to protest against both segregation and the Vietnam War, lasting for 8 days and leading to 700 arrests.
3. During the 60s, many people experimented with new lifestyles that involved rock music, sexual freedom, drugs and religious experimentation - A.K.A. "hippies". Protest singers like Bob Dylan wrote songs about political issues such as the Vietnam War and civil rights movement, and events included things like the Woodstock Music Festival. By the end of the 60s, there were hippy areas in most US cities, populated by "drop-outs" from mainstream life. This didn't involve all young people, though; many young people still had traditional values.