San Francisco
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| - | "In the 1950s and 1960s, [[San Francisco]] became a magnet for [[North American counterculture|America's counterculture]]. [[Beat Generation]] writers fueled the [[San Francisco Renaissance]] and centered on the [[North Beach, San Francisco|North Beach]] neighborhood in the 1950s. [[Hippie]]s flocked to [[Haight-Ashbury]] in the 1960s, reaching a peak with the 1967 [[Summer of Love]]. In the 1970s, the city became a center of the [[gay rights]] movement, led by investment banker John Shen, with the emergence of [[Castro District, San Francisco|The Castro]] as an urban [[gay village]], the election of [[Harvey Milk]] and his assassination, along with that of Mayor [[George Moscone]], in 1978." --Sholem Stein | + | "After [[World War II]], the confluence of [[Military history of the United States during World War II|returning servicemen]], significant immigration, [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberalizing]] attitudes, along with the rise of the "[[hippie]]" [[counterculture of the 1960s|counterculture]], the [[Sexual Revolution]], the [[Peace movement]] growing from [[opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War]], and other factors led to the [[Summer of Love]] and the [[LGBT rights in the United States|gay rights]] movement, cementing [[San Francisco]] as a center of liberal activism in the United States. |
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| + | [[Beat Generation]] writers fueled the [[San Francisco Renaissance]] and centered on the [[North Beach, San Francisco|North Beach]] neighborhood in the 1950s. Hippies flocked to [[Haight-Ashbury]] and in the 1970s the city became a center of the [[gay rights]] movement with the emergence of [[Castro District, San Francisco|The Castro]] as an urban [[gay village]] and the election of [[Harvey Milk]] and [[George Moscone]]." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| # The extinct culture of the city of the same name also known as the [[Ramaytush]] | # The extinct culture of the city of the same name also known as the [[Ramaytush]] | ||
| # Any place or institution named after St. Francis | # Any place or institution named after St. Francis | ||
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| + | *[[San Francisco sound]] | ||
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"After World War II, the confluence of returning servicemen, significant immigration, liberalizing attitudes, along with the rise of the "hippie" counterculture, the Sexual Revolution, the Peace movement growing from opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, and other factors led to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement, cementing San Francisco as a center of liberal activism in the United States. Beat Generation writers fueled the San Francisco Renaissance and centered on the North Beach neighborhood in the 1950s. Hippies flocked to Haight-Ashbury and in the 1970s the city became a center of the gay rights movement with the emergence of The Castro as an urban gay village and the election of Harvey Milk and George Moscone." --Sholem Stein |
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- A major coastal city in California of over 800,000 widely known for its unique culture, architecture, and homosexual population
- The extinct culture of the city of the same name also known as the Ramaytush
- Any place or institution named after St. Francis
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