he Woodstock Festival happened during a time of foreign conflict and racial tensions in America. Woodstock, however, was not just about the music. This event was a center for the 1960s counterculture, and for three days drugs were basically legal and love was free. Woodstock was a statement by a generation that they were not going to support hate and violence any longer, and so nearly half a million people gathered and listened to music without violence and little theft. The slogan of the festival was “three days of peace and music,” and while a massive mob may not have been peaceful, those that gathered on Yasgur's farm embraced a feeling of peace in a time of turmoil. Woodstock became a legendary event because it symbolized a culture and a generation that were dissatisfied with the world and wanted to make a change.