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The hippie icon Wave Gravy epitomizes the myth of the flower-children as being far more revolutionary than they actually were. Getty Images American schoolbooks often employ romanticized language to ...

Orion Township — Charlize Brochu of Holly wore rings on every finger, a waist chain, a long skirt, a headpiece and more accessories to an event she's been eagerly waiting for: the Hippie Fest in the ...

No shoes. No shirt. All love. That was the flower child aesthetic driving the heart of the hippie movement in the 60s and 70s. Many young adults at the time rejected mainstream culture and protested ...