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Fifty years ago, young people from all over the country flocked to San Francisco in search of a new way of life. Amidst all the free love, loud music, ample drugs and countercultural ideas, the era changed popular culture around the world.

This summer, on its 50th anniversary, KQED Arts examines the legacy of the Summer of Love and its influence in San Francisco and beyond.

Watch The American Experience Documentary Summer of Love

Summer of Love is a striking picture of San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district during the summer of 1967 — from the utopian beginnings, when peace and love prevailed, to the chaos, unsanitary conditions, and widespread drug use that ultimately signaled the end.

Watch Summer of Love on Tuesday, July 25 at 7pm on KQED 9.

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KQED: Summer of Love, A New Online Series

This summer, on the Summer of Love's 50th anniversary, KQED examines the legacy of the Summer of Love and its influence in San Francisco and beyond. This new online series looks past the free love, loud music, ample drugs and counter cultural ideas to uncover untold and surprising stories from 1967.

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Without Charles Sullivan, There'd Be No Fillmore As We Know It

Today Bill Graham's name is synonymous with The Fillmore, but it's important to remember the man — and the once-vibrant neighborhood — that paved the way.

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The LGBT Underground Magazines of 1967

Long before the Summer of Love's underground magazines, San Francisco's gay and lesbian communities circulated their own publications, documenting their struggle to live and love freely.

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Photo Gallery: She Photographed Jimi Hendrix Without Knowing His Name

Photographer Elaine Mayes captured the spirit of legendary artists including Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Otis Redding in iconic images that would come to define the Summer of Love.

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Funding for KQED Arts is provided by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the members of KQED.