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‘An Affirmation, Not a Protest’: How the First Be-In Changed the World

Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, the Grateful Dead, and tens of thousands more gathered in Golden Gate Park for the Great Human Be-In in 1967 ...
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Jerry Garcia wasn’t political. But the Grateful Dead symbolized defiance in a deeply political moment

Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead were not political. But 1966 was an intensely political moment in California. Culture and politics swirled.

Mickey Hart on Dead’s 60th Anniversary Shows: ‘I Saw Jerry and Phil and Pigpen Hovering’

Mickey Hart has written a poignant reflection of Dead and Company's three nights in Golden Gate Park, in honor of the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary ...