“Castles made of sand eventually fall into the sea…” – Jimi Hendrix, “Castles Made of Sand” From the Axis: Bold as Love, track 9 from the album. Said that all things will die: people, animals, fashions, etc., but some movements will never die. Historical events such as the American Revolution are written in every history book. This series of collective events is remembered every day through the obligatory recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at school and the singing of the national anthem at the start of each sporting event. However, there was one counterculture that may have had the greatest impact on American history that no one thinks about: the hippie movement. As Margaret Meade quoted: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, in fact, it is the only thing that ever could change.” » Known for their flower power, widespread drug use, musical influence, and political protest against By the late 1960s, this branch of American bohemians gained a bad reputation. However, they can be considered the greatest “rebels” to have set foot on American lands in contemporary times. The counterculture hippie movement of the 1960s was the greatest revolutionary decade to rebel against conformity and societal ideals and values ​​due to its political protest and musical influence from past to present. The first argument for why the 1960s was the best revolutionary decade is not political protest. He only changed the rules and norms of the times, but he also influenced other movements and brought changes for the progress of society. Timeless in motion, the thought and philosophy of the students of the late 1960s will always leave their mark on America, due to their refusal to stop living their unconventional existence (Webst...... middle of paper ..... .ty, 536-562.Kifner, J. (1970). 4 Kent State Students Killed by New York Times Troops. O'Connor, R. (2011, from Yahoo. com: music.yahoo).com/ten-solid-jimi-hendrix-covers.htmlShaffer, R. (2011). Smith, W. (2010) Rock of Ages: Forty Years Later. their deaths, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin seem to be part of the dominant culture against which they rebelled The American Scholar The 1960′s Hippie Counter Culture Movement (Retrieved March 9, 2011 from Mortaljourney.com: http://www. .mortaljourney).com/2011/03/1960-trends/hippie-counter-culture-movementWebster, D. (1997: Changes in American Politics and Society from the Late 1960s to the Present Stillwater). , OK: Cooperative Institutional Research Program. Gay Straight Alliance (2010). http://www.gsanetwork.org/hm