Title: Daring and Dreaming

The items in this exhibit – whether they be posters, poems, books, letters, or essays – show the separation of the Beat generation from the mainstream while also showing its unity within itself. The Beat generation found unity in becoming the voice of a philosophy of freedom – freedom of politics, religion, literary style, and identity. It is our hope that viewers will come to a deeper understanding of the Beat generation and the many facets of the philosophy that informed these writers, musicians, artists, protesters, and thinkers.

possible tags: religion, mental health, civil rights