The Beat movement was an American social and literary movement originating in the 1950s, centered in bohemian artist communities such as San Francisco’s North Beach and New York City’s Greenwich Village. It expressed alienation from conventional society through dress, manners, and vocabulary. Famous Beat writers include Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.
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