Middle Earth

United Kingdom
Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrance of what once was the 'Middle Earth' club in the late 60s in 43 King Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom (2016)

Middle Earth

Stonewall Riots

Global / Rest of the world United States Rainbow flag (LGBTQ+)
LSE Library, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons
Gay rights demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom (1970)

Stonewall Riots

The Vietnam War Protest Movement

Global / Rest of the world United States
18+
By S.Sgt. Albert R. Simpson. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Anti-war protest at the Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, USA (1967)

The Vietnam War Protest Movement

Martin Luther King Jr

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United States
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Martin Luther King Jr. giving a speech (circa 1963)

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister, author and the leading American civil rights campaigner of his generation

Fire Island

United States Rainbow flag (LGBTQ+)
Paul Costello, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Photograph of the Fire Island lighthouse with a 'No Parking' sign and a bicycle, Long Island, New York, USA (2007)

Fire Island

Donald Cammell

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Scotland
Donald Cammell

Donald Cammell

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Influential people

John Lennon

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United Kingdom
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John Lennon being interviewed (1974)
Musician, Peace campaigner & Co-founder of The Beatles

John Lennon

Marc Bolan

Books about Marc Bolan
United Kingdom
Ministrymole, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Portrait picture of a 25 year old Marc Bolan photographed by Keith Morris (1972)
Singer, Songwriter & Television Presenter

Marc Bolan

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At the heart of the sixties

Nicky Samuel met many key figures from the Sixties. Her memoirs capture the essence of the decade and a panorama of the sexual revolution and counterculture.

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Stargroves

United Kingdom
Pam Brophy / Stargrove
Aerial view of the Stargrove House from the distance, East Woodhay, Hampshire, United Kingdom (2005)
Manor in Hampshire

Stargroves

The Factory

United States
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Low angle photograph of the Decker Building, 33 Union Square West, New York City, New York, USA (2008)
Andy Warhol's Creative Studios

The Factory

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