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* AP THE HUMAN BE-IN En español | About 10,000 counterculture (and pro-LSD) activists gathered in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Jan. 14 for a celebration that effectively put the area

on the map as hippie central. It was a precursor to the city’s Summer of Love. 1 of 11 * Corbis via Getty Images MCNAMARA REVERSAL ON WAR Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara wrote to

President Lyndon B. Johnson in May that the U.S. campaign in Vietnam had been largely ineffective, and suggested peace talks. Johnson didn’t pull back — and antiwar protests abounded. 2 of

11 * Tony Tomsic/AP ALI WON’T FIGHT In April, heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali announced his refusal to serve in the Army. “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Viet Cong,” he said. He was

stripped of his title and banned from boxing for three years. 3 of 11 * Bettmann/Getty Images A STRIKE AGAINST RACISM In June, the Supreme Court declared interracial marriage constitutional

in the landmark case of  Loving v. Virginia. It featured the case of Mildred and Richard Loving, a black woman and white man who were prosecuted after marrying. 4 of 11 * Alvan Quinn/AP

SUMMER OF ANGER Detroit’s 12th Street Riot began on July 23 after police raided an unlicensed bar full of black patrons. Fueled by racial tensions, four days of looting and violence left the

city shattered. 5 of 11 * Robert Deutschman AARP OFFER: REMEMBER THE PAST, HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE Share your stories and help advocate for political support to protect your future. JOIN AARP

TO SUPPORT LIVING WITH DIGNITY AND PURPOSE. 6 of 11 * John Rous/AP JUSTICE IN THE SUPREME COURT Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the nation’s first black Supreme Court justice on Oct. 2.

He served as a champion for civil rights for 24 years before retiring in 1991. 7 of 11 * Courtesy of Yoichi Okamoto/LBJ Library PUBLIC BROADCASTING IS BORN On Nov. 7, President Lyndon B.

Johnson signed a law creating the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, with an aim to support programming “in the public interest.” This led to the creation of the Public Broadcasting

Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). 8 of 11 * Bettmann/Getty Images ‘ROLLING STONE’ HITS THE STANDS _Rolling Stone,_ founded in San Francisco by Jann Wenner and Ralph Gleason,

published its first issue in November. The biweekly magazine showcased music and political reporting, and was hugely influential in its early years. 9 of 11 * Embassy Pictures/Getty Images

HERE’S TO YOU, MRS. ROBINSON The film _The Graduate_ premiered in December, a brilliant satirical drama featuring Dustin Hoffman as the young graduate who’s both seduced by an older woman

and repulsed by the values of his parents’ generation 10 of 11 * VIEW MORE SLIDESHOWS * 1967: A YEAR OF CLASSIC R&B HITS * A LIFE IN PICTURES: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. * 10 MUST-SEE ITEMS

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