Anti-War Protesters in the 60s-70s

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Subject

Vietnam War; anti-war protests

Description

The late 60s and early 70s in the United States witnessed an enormous wave of anti-war protests, raging from the West to East Coast, with Washington D.C. being a main ground of the movement. Thousands of protesters gather at the Eclipse, National Mall, and the Lafayette Park, the front yard of the White House to show their solidarity. During the Mayday Protest in 1971, the protesters planned to shut down city and handicap the goverment by camping out on the edge of downtown Washington. These joint effort increasingly placed pressure on the President and his administration that they were trying to find a way to get out of the war. Note that most of the big protests took place in the late 60s to early 70s, a time when media began to expose more brutal truths about the war, suggesting the its influences on changing the American public opinions on the ongoing conflict.

Creator

White House Historical Association

Date

1966

Place

Washington DC, United States of America

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Image

Source

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Publisher

White House Historical Association

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