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Flower power originated in 1965 with Allen Ginsberg advising Berkeley students on protests. He suggested using flowers, toys, and music to create a "visual spectacle" and subvert the psychology of war. This approach was successful at Berkeley and later adopted in anti-war protests, culminating in the iconic 1967 march on the Pentagon photo of a young man placing a flower in a soldier's gun.
- Allen Ginsberg advised Berkeley students to use flowers and toys in protests.
- Flower power aimed to subvert the psychology of war with whimsical tactics.
- An iconic photo from the 1967 march on the Pentagon cemented flower power's image.
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