The Youth International Party was created in 1968. It was founded by young americans with the "New Nation" concept which looked for alternative, counterculture institutions, including food co-ops, underground newspapers, and free clinics. These young americans were often called "yippies". The Youth International Party created a political party called "Pegasus the immortal" it was created to make fun of the social status quo. It was created to mock the political systems authority. "Pie throwing as a political act was invented by Yippies. The first political pieing was carried out by Tom Forcade, when he pied a member of the President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography in 1970".This was a way of speaking out against the political views of the politician. The yippies are also responsible for the largest mass arrests in American history. In early May 1971, the yippies tried to shut down the U.S. government by occupying intersections and bridges in Washington, D.C. The Youth International Party were responsible for many protest in the 1970s these protest were often large because they always had the backing of the young americans and their free thinking ways .
"Youth International Party : Who, What, Where, When." Serving History :. Web. 27 Sept. 2010. <http://www.servinghistory.com/topics/Youth_International_Party>.
"Yippie : The Yippie Movement." 1000s of Museums Online : MuseumStuff.com. Web. 26 Sept. 2010. <http://www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/yippie::sub::The_Yippie_Movement>.
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