Marty Jezer

By the late 1960s, thousands of teenagers from across the nation were pouring into big-city hippie neighborhoods. This influx of humanity gave rise to homelessness, poverty, and the use of hard drugs such as heroin. These factors combined to destroy the feelings of peace and love that the hippie movement was founded on. In response to these negative factors, thousands of people abandoned the cities in order to "get back to the land," on communal farms.

Marty Jezer was a Vietnam War protester who started a counterculture magazine called Win in New York City. The violence associated with the anti-war movement alienated many protesters, including Jezer. At the same time, he found a sense of community and sharing with others who held the same political beliefs. As Jezer saw the peace movement begin to engage in...