The 1950s was an era known for high expectations and widespread conformity. Children who grew up in the 1950s were part of the baby boom generation. In the 1960s, some of these children began to drift away from the mode of their education. These kids called themselves Hippies. Even though hippie children grew up in the richest economy America had ever known, they sought an alternative lifestyle to their parents. This trend spread and eventually evolved into a national movement, popularly known as the hippie movement. The Movement created its own entirely new subculture that captivated the nation. The hippie movement of the 1960s transformed people's perspectives on cultural issues and moral values ​​and created a unique new genre of fine art. Hippies were driven by many motivations, both social and political. They wanted a peaceful and tolerant country with equal civil and social rights for all. Socially, their motivations were tolerance, anti-material and love. The birth of the movement occurred when hippies began to question the conformist materialist system in which they had been raised in the 1950s. This social crusade is accurately described in the Jefferson Airplane song, Volunteers: "A generation has aged. A generation had a soul. This generation has no destination to remember... Hey, now it's time for you and me. I must make the revolution” (Jefferson Airplane). People started a “revolution” against conformist ideals and pushed for a more tolerant and free-spirited society. Hippies created a motto to escape from oppressive society: “Turn on, tune in, drop out” (Timothy Leary). They wanted people to “get along” with their movement and withdraw from society. Mo...... middle of paper ...... transformed people's perspectives on cultural issues, moral values ​​and created a whole new genre of fine arts. Today, hippie culture is still a particularly musical and fashion scene. The hippies managed to relax the strict sexual, religious and cultural values ​​of the 1950s. People became open-minded. The movement also left lasting negative effects such as overzealous rebellious attitudes, recklessness, and opposition to the establishment. .youtube.com/watch?v=JJABGpyoJ20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZB7Mbhstqo https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/34205/1/gupea_2077_34205_1.pdf http: //www.florian-kunkel.de/fa.pdf http://legacy-hippie-movement.e-monsite.com/blog/ http://oldhippie.jimgreenlee.com/hiphistory.htmlhttp://1960s-counterculture .tripod.com/id1.html