New to Gale Primary Resources, Power to the People is a collection of primary sources on Counter Culture, Social Movements, and the Alternative Press, through the 19th-21st Centuries.

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Power to the People

This collection of primary sources illuminates the twentieth century’s transformative journey toward social justice, encompassing shifts in attitudes regarding civil rights, gender equality, the environment, governance, and societal institutions. These materials offer a unique glimpse into a pre-internet, pre-social media era, emphasising equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The alternative press publications within this archive played a pivotal role in conveying anti-establishment and countercultural ideas. These often-underestimated vehicles provide valuable insights into social issues, politics, government, sexuality, diversity, and more. Researchers will find this collection invaluable for studying the multifaceted changes that shaped twentieth-century culture and politics.

Search each of these collections independently or across other archives including Gale Primary Sources.

  • Bizarre, 1997-2015
  • Fortean Times, 1976-2020
  • Pacific Coast Counterculture Collection
  • Pamphlets on Left-Wing Politics and Radical Political Movements
  • Posters from the Pacific Coast Counterculture Collection
  • The Liberal Students of 1960s University of Michigan Collection
  • University of Bradford's Special Collections on Peace, Politics, and Social Change
  • Viz, 1979-2020

Power to the People

Explore this new Gale Primary Sources Archive on Counterculture, Social Movements and Alternative Press.
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