The summer of 1967 saw a surge in protests and the rise of the hippie movement. Frustration with the Vietnam War fueled social and political discontent. The Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco ...

The “Summer of Love” was a defining moment in San Francisco’s history. In 1967, more than 100,000 people flocked to the city’s Haight-Ashbury district, where droves of hippies embraced psychedelic ...

The Summer of Love didn’t just happen in a vacuum nearly 60 years ago. It wasn’t a kind of spontaneous combustion that created the hippie movement and the peace and love ethos of the ‘60s generation. ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Summer of Love. There will be many stories written and told about it. This almost certainly will be the only such story that won’t mention singer Scott ...

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Janis Joplin, right, performs with guitarist Jorma Kaukonen. (Photo by Marjorie Allette) Dennis McNally is the author of “The Last Great Dream.” (Photo by Susana Millman) Show Caption 1 of 3 From left ...