Major Events/Successes:
About the Baby Boomers:
Free speech movement:
University of Berkley
banned protests in 1964
ended this with a sit in, in
1964 and a powerful speech
given by Mario Savio.
The supreme court later up
held this section of the civil
rights act and voted to have
the freedom of speech and
assembly on campuses.
Failures:
In 1968 in Chicago the people
of the youth movement was
involved in a riot over the
death of Martin Luther King
this riot resulted and led to
the arrest and trial of 8 leaders
on conspiracy charges.
Generation born after World
War 2. The baby boomers
were the generation of non-
conformist. They believed in
non-war and had a huge
appreciation for drugs.
History/Goals/Tactics:
One of the goals of the youth
movement was to not
conform. They believed in
peace and protested against
the war. They also protested
against the price of college
because it kept increasing.
The Youth
People of the Youth Movement
Movement:
Assistant Professor John Legget:
Activism was a huge part of the
youth movement, at the
university of Berkley in the 1960’s
they put a ban on protests. This
angered many people including
John Legget who was involved in By, Meghan Adams
the movement of free speech.
Impact of the Youth
Movement:
The youth movement in the 1960’s
changed the world as we know it. It
showed us that conforming is not
the right thing our world needs,
fighting for what you want is worth
it, and in order to make change
sometimes you must stand alone
before others join. The youth
movement gave us the ability to
have freedom of speech and many
more things we still use today.

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