Category: Cultural Change

Joyce Byrd shares her experiences as a student at Morgan State University during the 1960s, and how attending the school illustrated the cultural change that was occurring during the decade.

Interview by Linda Bratcher.

Fred Posadas talks about the British Invasion, psychedelic music, his own involvement in 1960’s popular music, and how it affected his future.

Interview by Patrick Posadas.

Fred Posadas discusses his involvement in beatnik meetings and the hippie movement, and the movement’s worldwide influence.

Interview by Patrick Posadas.

George Evans discusses the drug use he observed in school, and the popularity of Woodstock.

Interview by Emily Evans.

Charlsie Brooks discusses cultural changes, education, and the Vietnam War’s impact on young people in Harford County in the 1960s.

Interview by Bryan Bell

Richard Blackburn talks about the significance of beatniks and hippies. He comments that the music, drugs and permissive culture that is usually connected with these two subcultures permeated the lives of everyone in his generation.

Interview by Alexandra Celestina & Shanna Casey

Patricia Lake talks about how the 60s were a “decade of questioning.” It wasn’t just about sex, but pop music as well. The Beatles represented an awakening in young women, just as phenomena like birth control were around the corner.

Interview by Whitney Shelton