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Small poster poster advertising the
"A Gathering of the Tribes for a Human Be-In" event, a landmark gathering of the 1960s counterculture movement held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on January 14, 1967.
Event Details
Event Name: A Gathering of the Tribes for a Human Be-In
Date & Location: Saturday, January 14, 1967, at the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
Purpose: The free event was a "love-feast" and a protest against a new California law that had banned LSD in 1966. It aimed to unite the diverse "tribes" of Berkeley anti-war activists and non-political Haight-Ashbury hippies in a celebration of peace, love, and higher consciousness.
Attendees: An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 people attended, a far greater number than organizers expected. The mass media coverage of the event helped popularize the hippie culture nationwide and served as a prelude to the legendary "Summer of Love". |
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