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The Summer of Love was a major social phenomenon that occurred in San Francisco during the summer of 1967. As many as 100,000 people, mostly young people, hippies, beatniks, and 1960s counterculture figures, converged in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district and Golden Gate Park.
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In San Francisco the summer of 1967 was the Summer of Love; in other major American cities it was the “long, hot summer.” The United States erupted with unrest and riots as civil rights activists fought for equality.
Mar 2, 2017 · When people talk about "the 60s" in San Francisco, they're talking about a period from January 1967 to December 1969, and it all kicked off with the Human Be-In and the Summer of Love.
Aug 3, 2021 · The seeds of San Francisco’s “Summer of Love” were planted the previous winter. On January 14, 1967, more than 20,000 people gathered in Golden Gate Park for the “Human Be-In,” an event...
- American Experience
Oct 26, 2023 · The Human Be-In is held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on January 14, 1967, launching the "Summer of Love." The event draws more than 20,000 people to enjoy peace, love, music and...
- Missy Sullivan
Jan 14, 2022 · Leary made his first San Francisco appearance in 1967 at the Human Be-In, a counterculture event that unofficially launched San Francisco's Summer of Love.
Jun 21, 2024 · In the intervening decades, the summer of 1967 has taken on an almost mythical magic, a psychedelic “summer of love” with beautiful people turning on, tuning in and dropping out on every corner,...
