"Turn on, tune in, drop out." Those words, spoken by Timothy Leary in 1967, symbolized the Psychedelic Era of the 1960s. Leary of course was referring to "turning on" with lysergic acid diethylamide - LSD 25. The Psychedelic Era greatly impacted American music, art, fashion, politics, and lifestyle. This single session course will cover the discovery of LSD in 1938, its early use by university researchers and the US government, and how LSD made its way into the broader society by the actions and influence of three men: Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, and Ken Kesey. It has been said that "if you remember the 1960s, you really weren’t there."
((Carter- Thursday - In-person))
