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"Seeds of the sixties" At first glance what this documentary expresses is the freedom that was very bluntly practiced in the sixties. They describe the strong beliefs that young people possessed at this time of confusion, passion and era of rebellion. As we further get into the film they give an explanation of the possible causation of this era, which would be the 1950's, and the social repression enforced at this time. "The Baby Boom", …

…they saw different on TV. Discrimination against blacks was highly seen. Blacks and whites went to different schools. There was alot violence against them. The sixties was a time where all this repression and discrimination just exploded. Young people experimented violating all the rules and going against authority. I believe this was just a cry for help out of all the repressions and the frustrations that had developed from the seeds, which was the fifties.