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Summer of Love

In 1967, San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district became a mecca for young people seeking free music, free love and cosmic oneness, but quickly became home to rampant drug abuse, food shortages and STDs. Included: the cultural and social forces that spurred people to migrate to the Haight; and comments from music critic Joel Selvin, actor Peter Coyote and former mayor Willie Brown.
Aired: Apr 23, 2007 Genre: DocumentaryProducers:Duration: 55m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: GBH