When we talk of multiculturalism today, we usually hear the phrase in the context of division. Watching the news every night can make you feel that we're a world divided by creed, color, and belief. If that's true today, it's a modern invention. It wasn't the case in 1969 at Woodstock, where people from all walks of life sat side by side in peace
The site played host to Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists, all of whom had turned up to enjoy the event and share the message of their religion with anybody who wanted to hear it. They didn't fight each other, they didn't cause anybody any problems, and nobody thought anything about it was strange. They were just as much a part of the experience as anybody else, and for a counterculture looking for new systems to believe in as they abandoned their own, they probably found a lot of open minds and ears waiting for them.