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The
Woodstock
Music
and
Art
Fair
made
history.
It
was,
depending
on
one's
point
of
view,
four
days
of
generosity,
peace,
great
music,
liberation,
and
expanding
consciousness,
or
four
days
of
self-indulgence,
noise,
promiscuity,
and
illegal
drug
use.
In
1969,
Lisa
Law
and
eighty-five
experienced
commune
organizers
were
asked
to
assist
with
the
medical
tents,
security,
food
services,
stage
activities,
and
information
booths
at
a
music
festival
near
Woodstock,
a
little
town
in
upstate
New
York.
Seven
months
pregnant,
with
a
toddler
in
hand,
Law
managed
to
take
photographs
of
the
festival,
help
run
a
free
kitchen,
and
film
an
hour
of
home
movies.
She
captured
images
of
an
event
that
remains
one
of
the
most
powerful
symbols
of
the
decade.
Woodstock
enabled
thousands
of
middle-class
young
people
to
experience
the
communal
spirit.
For
the
first
time,
these
young
people
felt
empowered
by
their
numbers.
Politicians
and
manufacturers
in
the
music
and
clothing
industries
took
note
of
the
potential
of
a
growing
youth
market.
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