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During the 1960's and 1970's there was a cultural revolution. This revolution of idea's lead to a new way of thinking, and changed our society to what it is today. This generation preached idea's such as peace, and equality. The Woodstock Music Festival in 1969 was the peak of this revolution. This was a 3 day equestrian music festival devoted to the promotion of peace. Such famous artists as Jimmy Hendrix, and Jefferson Airplane played their music. There were upwards of 450,000 people at this festival, making it one of the most successful peace protests in our history. This decade was fueled by the American idea of free speech. This revolution dubbed the summer of love protested the war in Vietnam, Korea, and the Cold War going on between the U.S, and the U.S.S.R. Music is a very influential form of literature, and music led this revolution.