Human Be-In
The Human Be-In was an event held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Polo Fields on January 14, 1967. It was a prelude to San Francisco's Summer of Love, which made the Haight-Ashbury district a symbol of American counterculture and introduced the word "psychedelic" to suburbia.
Quotes about the Human Be-In
[edit]- Retrospectively, I feel quite certain that the Be-In also marked the beginning of nationwide attention.
- Researcher Helen Perry, as quoted by Teresa Nowakowski of Smithsonian Magazine (January 14, 2025) [1]
- There was an awakening going on, and we knew it was happening across the country, and we knew there were pockets of people out there who felt isolated and alone and scared. We wanted to send a signal out to them: Hey, it's OK to come out and spread your wings.
- Martine Algier, publicist for the Be-In, to the San Francisco Chronicle, as quoted by Teresa Nowakowski of Smithsonian Magazine (January 14, 2025) [2]
- Berkeley political activists are going to join San Francisco’s hippies in a love feast that will, hopefully, wipe out the last remnants of mutual skepticism and suspicion.
- Berkeley Barb prior to the event, as quoted by Teresa Nowakowski of Smithsonian Magazine (January 14, 2025) [3]
